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Select Committee
UN Sanctions Monitoring Group, SOAS Middle East Institute, Centre for Middle Eastern Studies and KCL, and International Crisis Group

Oral Evidence Jan. 16 2024

Inquiry: The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: UN Sanctions Monitoring Group, SOAS Middle East Institute, Centre for Middle Eastern Studies and KCL,

Commons Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Committee of the whole House Day 1 - Tue 16 Jan 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) law and human rights. - Speech Link
2: None application of Gulf Centre for Human Rights) v. the Prime Minister and another in 2018 and a statement - Speech Link
3: Diana Johnson (Lab - Kingston upon Hull North) of Rwanda from asylum and human rights protection. - Speech Link
4: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) It is an affront to human rights, to the dignity of individuals and human beings, and to the international - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Defending the UK and Allies - Mon 15 Jan 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) As the home of parliamentary democracy and a leader in collective security, it is our responsibility - Speech Link
2: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) law, freedom and democracy, and freedom of navigation that we all hold dear. - Speech Link
3: Alexander Stafford (Con - Rother Valley) in the horn of Africa, the southern end of the Red sea and the Gulf of Aden, does my right hon. - Speech Link
4: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) cuts to the aid budget to address the human suffering in Yemen, which only fuels the success of the - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Defending the UK and Allies - Mon 15 Jan 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord True (Con - Life peer) As the home of parliamentary democracy and a leader in collective security, it is our responsibility - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) protection for our service men and women in the region? - Speech Link
3: Lord True (Con - Life peer) attacks and on the rights of nations to defend their vessels and to preserve the freedom of navigation - Speech Link
4: Lord True (Con - Life peer) My noble friend is absolutely right that the Gulf countries are important for our interests, particularly - Speech Link
5: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) more stable Yemen, with the kind of prosperity and human development to which the Leader referred. - Speech Link

Select Committee
Carnegie Europe, and International Alert

Oral Evidence Jan. 10 2024

Committee: International Relations and Defence Committee

Found: Carnegie Europe, and International Alert Oral Evidence

Select Committee
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Oral Evidence Jan. 09 2024

Inquiry: Work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Oral Evidence

Written Question
Bahrain: Human Rights
Thursday 21st December 2023

Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Human Rights Watch on 6 December that 13 people have been unfairly imprisoned in Bahrain, and what are the implications for the funding under the Gulf Strategy Fund given to Bahraini bodies which are accused of committing torture and whitewashing human rights abuses.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The FCDO follows matters that relate to human rights in Bahrain closely, is aware of reporting about the court proceedings referenced and continues to encourage allegations of torture or mistreatment to be reported to the appropriate national oversight body. We have previously been assured in other cases (where individuals linked to one charge are tried together) that an individual's right to separate legal representation of their choice is guaranteed by law. We remain committed to supporting reforms in Bahrain, including through the Gulf Strategy Fund, itself subject to robust oversight measures and rigorous risk assessments to ensure projects are effective, consistent with our values and in line with our human rights obligations.

Select Committee
Reprieve
 MENA0012 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: MENA0012 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa Reprieve Written Evidence

Select Committee
European Leadership Network UK (ELNET UK)
 MENA0014 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: MENA0014 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa European Leadership Network UK (

Select Committee
British Committee for Iran Freedom
 MENA0015 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: MENA0015 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa British Committee for Iran Freedom