Bahrain: Torture

(asked on 16th June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations the Prime Minister made, if any, to Bahrain’s Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al’Khalida at their meeting on 27 May concerning the Sheikh’s reported implication in the torture of political dissidents in Bahrain.


Answered by
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 30th June 2022

The UK Government unreservedly condemns the use of torture. The UK does not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone the use of torture for any purpose. We take allegations or concerns of torture and mistreatment very seriously and will follow up with action, as appropriate.

We urge all allegations of torture or mistreatment to be reported to the appropriate national oversight body whose duty it is to carry out full and independent investigations. We continue to encourage the oversight bodies to carry out swift and thorough investigations into any such claims.

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