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833088

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Political Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Ethiopian Government on that government’s recent announcement of plans to release a number of political prisoners; what estimate he has made of the number of (a) such prisoners released since that announcement was made, (b) additional such prisoners for whose release plans have been made; what information he holds on the planned timescale for the release of that country’s remaining political prisoners; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	125404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>I have been in contact with the Ethiopian Foreign Minister following the 3 January announcement by Prime Minister Hailemariam to welcome this positive signal of movement towards opening up political space in Ethiopia. According to Ethiopia's Attorney General, the first group of detainees was released around 17 January and included 528 prisoners who had been charged but not convicted. On 26 January, the President of Oromia Regional State announced that over 2,000 prisoners were included in a further release in that region. A separate process, expected to take around two months, will consider pardons for prisoners who have already been convicted at the federal level. The Ethiopian Government has given no indication of the numbers involved. The British Government will remain in close contact with the Ethiopian authorities as they take this forward.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:14:34 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833090

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Ethiopia on the potential reform of that country’s anti-terrorism laws; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	125406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The British Government regularly raises with the Ethiopian Government the need for the opening up of political space in Ethiopia. Most recently, during the Fourth UK-Ethiopia Human Rights Dialogue in November, we made clear to the State Minister of Foreign Affairs our concerns around the implementation of Ethiopia's Anti-Terrorism Proclamation.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:17:44 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833091

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Lebanon: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the forthcoming parliamentary election in Lebanon is conducted in a free and fair manner.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	125407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We look forward to the holding of parliamentary elections in Lebanon on 6 May 2018. We regularly raise with the Lebanese Government the importance of the elections taking place on time and according to international standards. Our Ambassador to Lebanon discussed this most recently with Foreign Minister Bassil on 15 January and President Aoun on 29 January. The UK is funding a number of programmes to support successful, free and fair Lebanese elections. This includes a project on parliamentary transparency and monitoring and projects to increase the proportion of female MPs by supporting female candidates and supporting advocacy for greater women's representation.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:19:42 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833092

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Lebanon: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Lebanon on the establishment of a National Human Rights Institute as required under Lebanese law; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	125408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text I have not raised the issue myself with the Lebanese Foreign Minister, but our Ambassador to Lebanon has made regular representations. On 13 December we issued a statement welcoming Prime Minister Hariri's comments which said that the institute would be independent and receive due funding. answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:22:31 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833093

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Lebanon: Protest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the excessive use of force by Lebanese security forces against civilians taking part in peaceful protests; and if he will take steps to promote the establishment of an independent mechanism to investigate allegations of such excessive use of force.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	125409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) used unlawful force against protesters at a demonstration in Beirut in December. We monitor allegations of human rights abuses closely and encourage the ISF to engage with these in an open and transparent way.</p><p>The UK signed a Memorandum Of Understanding in July 2016 with the ISF that will provide £13m of funding over three years. This aims to support the police's capabilities to better manage internal security with respect to human rights standards and to gain the trust of the community it serves.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:24:22 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833094

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Lebanon: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Lebanon on civilians being brought to trial in military courts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	125410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We have not raised this specific issue with the Lebanese Government. However, the UK monitors these courts closely and we regularly raise the issue of human rights with the Lebanese Government and security agencies. We encourage both to engage with any allegations of human rights violations in an open and transparent way.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:25:52 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833095

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Lebanon: UN Interim Force in Lebanon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress on establishing ways to increase UNIFIL’s visible presence in southern Lebanon as set out in paragraph 15 of UN Security Council Resolution 2373.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	125411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK commends the work of UNIFIL in maintaining calm and stability in southern Lebanon over the last 11 years. This is vital for peace, stability, and the security of Lebanon and Israel. We welcome the steps UNIFIL has taken to fulfil UN Security Council Resolution 2373 by increasing the number and quality of land and air patrols in closer cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:27:39 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833096

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Lebanon: UN Interim Force in Lebanon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of UNIFIL's powers under its current mandate to (a) detect and (b) disrupt any illicit arms transfers to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	125412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK commends the work of UNIFIL in maintaining calm and stability in southern Lebanon over the last 11 years. We condemn cases where UNIFIL's mandate has been obstructed. The mission must be allowed to fulfil its mandate. We therefore welcomed UN Security Council Resolution 2373 passed in August 2017 which re-emphasised UNIFIL's right to take all necessary action to resist attempts to prevent it discharging its duties and a requirement to provide detailed reporting of all violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:29:34 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

822902

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Tunisia: Protest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of recent and ongoing protests in Tunisia for the political stability of that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	122585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text I have been closely following the situation in Tunisia. I am of course concerned at the reports of violence and looting that occurred at some protests last week. But the vast majority of protesters, thousands of ordinary Tunisians, demonstrated peacefully, including on the anniversary of the country’s 2011 revolution, on 14 January. Addressing the issues underlying the Tunisian people’s concerns - unemployment, economic opportunity and regional disparities - through investment and economic reform, is the best way to ensure stability. The UK will continue to support Tunisia in doing so. answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 15:10:14 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

822903

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Tunisia: Protest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Tunisia on the arrest and detention of participants in recent and ongoing protests in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	122586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text The Tunisian Ministry of Interior has stated that several hundred people were arrested for instances of violence and looting of property during the protests, and that many of these people have since been released. The right to peaceful protest is enshrined in the Tunisian Constitution and, where arrests have been made, we encourage Tunisia to ensure that the response by security forces is proportionate and the subsequent judicial processes in line with the rule of law and international obligations. answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 15:36:29 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry