| Heading: |
Bangladesh: Human Rights |
| Question ID: |
1808607 |
| UIN: |
56733 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
415 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Fabian Hamilton
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Fabian Hamilton
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken in response to reports of human rights abuses in Bangladesh. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-11 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4523 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Catherine West
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| Answering Member handle: |
catherinewest1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@catherinewest1
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| Answer text: |
The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. We commend the Interim Government of Bangladesh for inviting the UN Human Rights Office to investigate last summer's events. We support efforts to safeguard human right... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |