Gabon: Human Rights
(asked on 10th October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Gabon.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 18th October 2018
The human rights situation in Gabon remains a matter of concern with continued allegations of serious and persistent human rights violations and abuses. The non-resident British Ambassador raised the need for progress on good governance, human rights and democratic issues when he met with President Bongo in September.