Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Tunisia on the imprisonment of Rached Ghannouchi and of other opposition figures.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We monitor the political and human rights situation in Tunisia closely. On 18 April 2023, I [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon] made clear the UK's view that the wave of arrests, including of Rached Ghannouchi and restrictions on political opposition in Tunisia were eroding the space for plurality. I reiterated this message during my meeting with the Tunisian Foreign Minister on 12 October 2023. The Association Council was also an opportunity for the UK to discuss the principles and benefits of an open and democratic society, of legitimate political opposition, the separation of powers, civil society and an inclusive political process.
Mar. 08 2024
Source Page: Call for comments: draft risk management evaluation of a substance proposed as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) 2024Found: were Algeria, Belarus, Costa Rica, Honduras, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, the Russian Federation and Tunisia
Mar. 08 2024
Source Page: Call for comments: draft risk management evaluation of a substance proposed as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) 2024Found: locusts and grasshoppers. report to the FAO by the Pesticide Referee Group Tenth meeting Gammarth (Tunisia
Mentions:
1: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Con - Life peer) I recently attended a conference in Tunisia of women entrepreneurs and was impressed to meet women from - Speech Link
Published - Tuesday 5th March 2024
Department: Department for TransportThese Regulations regulate the use of goods vehicles on journeys to, in or through the countries and territories in relation to which the United Kingdom has a relevant international agreement (within the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 (c. 19) (“the 2018 …
Found: Tunisia 37. Turkey 38. Turkmenistan 39. Ukraine 40.
Mentions:
1: Lord Alderdice (LD - Life peer) Finally, I turn to Tunisia, a country that triggered the so-called Arab spring, which gave us such hope - Speech Link
Mar. 04 2024
Source Page: Post-Legislative Scrutiny Memorandum: Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018Found: replacing with a similar effect the separate EU misappropriations sanctions regimes relating to Tunisia
Laid - 4 Mar 2024 In Force Not stated
These Regulations regulate the use of goods vehicles on journeys to, in or through the countries and territories in relation to which the United Kingdom has a relevant international agreement (within the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 (c. 19) (“the 2018 …
Found: Tunisia 37. Turkey 38. Turkmenistan 39. Ukraine 40.
Mar. 01 2024
Source Page: EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, December 2023Found: 1120 Taiwan 740 Tajikistan 50 Tanzania 530 Thailand 1650 Togo 200 Tonga 10 Trinidad and Tobago 370 Tunisia
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) all-party parliamentary group for international freedom of religion or belief, which I chair, visited Tunisia - Speech Link