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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Bahrain: Technical Assistance more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they are providing technical assistance to the government of Bahrain; and whether they intend to make representations to that government about human rights abuses, including reported cases of sexual assault and torture against female human rights defenders and activists by state officials in Bahrain. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Scriven more like this
uin HL17546 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-08-06
answer text <p>We continue to monitor events in Bahrain closely and we regularly raise human rights with the Government of Bahrain, at senior levels, both in private and public. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p><p>The UK has been providing a range of technical and practical assistance to the Government of Bahrain since 2012, in support of its reform programme. Any training provided by or on behalf of the British Government complies with our domestic and international human rights obligations.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report them to the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We continue to encourage these oversight bodies to carry out swift and thorough investigations into any such concerns or allegations.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
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answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon remove filter
tabling member
4333
label Biography information for Lord Scriven more like this