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date	05/02/2020
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	Turkey: 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, what representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on the (a) prosecution of (i) Amnesty International Turkey's Tan Kilic and Idil Eser and (ii) other human rights defenders in that country and (b) legitimacy of human rights defenders and their work.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	12870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the Amnesty arrests in the summer of 2017, as well as that of the civil society activist Osman Kavala in October the same year, and have been following both cases closely. We have raised their cases at ministerial level with the Turkish Government on several occasions, most recently in January this year. We hope that the outstanding charges against them can be brought to a timely and equitable conclusion. We will be monitoring the next hearing on 19 February.</p><p>We have long encouraged Turkey to work towards the full protection of fundamental rights, including those of human rights defenders, and in support of freedom of expression. The United Kingdom recognises that human rights defenders play an essential role in promoting and protecting democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law. Our commitment to human rights defenders was publicly emphasised by the publication in July 2019 of the document 'UK Support for Human Rights Defenders'. We will continue to engage the Turkish Government on these important issues.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 12/02/2020 17:17:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1167349

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
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	Ukraine: Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of hate crime investigations in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	7637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom remains committed to working closely with the government of Ukraine, our international partners and local agencies to support efforts to report, investigate and reduce incidences of hate crime.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/11/2019 17:43:36 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1167122

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
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	Ukraine: 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, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Ukraine on alleged human rights violations in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	7065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned by reports of alleged human rights violations in Ukraine, including in illegally annexed Crimea and areas of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists. During, my recent visit to Ukraine, I discussed with Crimean activists the human rights abuses carried out by the de-facto Russian authorities.</p><p>The British Government provides financial support to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, which works to report and reduce human rights violations and abuses in Ukraine. We also support the work of Global Rights Compliance in Ukraine, which builds the capacity of human rights defenders to document human rights violations and pursue justice for victims of these abuses in Crimea.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/11/2019 17:04:19 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1167123

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
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	Vitalina Koval
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 Ukrainian counterpart on criminal penalties against the perpetrator of the violent attack on human rights defender Vitalina Koval.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	7066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Vitalina Koval brought her case to the attention of Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office officials when she met them on 21 October, and discussed the issues of hate crime and discrimination faced by the LGBT community in Ukraine and a strategy to bring these issues to the attention of President Zelenskyy's administration.</p><p>The United Kingdom is committed to pursuing a comprehensive human rights agenda in Ukraine, including LGBT and gender equality. This year, the United Kingdom is supporting projects which help the LGBT community to enact practical and legislative changes in Ukraine, for example by building allies and changing perceptions of LGBT people.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/11/2019 17:06:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton