Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the allegations in the report published by eight UN Special Rapporteurs on 1 November 2019 that officials from the National Institute for Human Rights in Bahrain “dismissed” complaints made by female prisoners and “threatened” an inmate with being returned to prison if she spoke to “anyone from abroad” about her experience; and what assessment they have made of the efficacy of any UK funding to that body.

The British Government takes note of a number of sources of information on Bahrain, including publications and statements from non-governmental organisations. We continue to encourage the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into allegations of human rights violations.