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1022847

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Burma: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the imprisonment of three Kachin activists in Burma for six months for peaceful protest and calling for humanitarian assistance for civilians trapped in the conflict in northern Burma.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Burma met Zau Jat, Nang Pu and Lum Zawng during his more recent visit to Kachin in early December 2018. They had organised public demonstrations in Myitkyina under the banner of the 'Kachin Youth Movement' and held a press conference calling for an end to the conflict and escape routes for civilians. Following their 7 December conviction on the charge of defamation of the Burmese military, the Minister for Asia and the Pacific and our Embassy in Burma issued statements expressing deep concern and disappointment, and urging the Burmese authorities to protect freedom of speech in line with international norms.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2018 14:11:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1015827

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Burma: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights situation in Kachin and Shan states of Burma.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>​The human rights situation in Shan and Kachin continues to be of concern to the UK. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field, made representations to the Burmese Ambassador on 11 July regarding the Burmese military's conduct in Kachin and Shan. The UK co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council Resolution passed on 27 September which called for the immediate cessation of fighting and hostilities, of targeting civilians and of all violations and abuses of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and of the harassment, intimidation, arrest, detention and prosecution of human rights defenders and activists in northern Burma, in particular in Kachin and Shan States. On 14 November the Minister for Asia and the Pacific reiterated that human rights for all of Burma remain a UK priority.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2018 15:36:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1014627

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Burma: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the government of Burma to reform or repeal laws which are currently used to restrict civil society and media space, and prosecute journalists, civil society activists, human rights defenders and humanitarian aid workers in Burma.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government has been a consistent and vocal advocate of democratic freedoms in Burma, including freedom of expression. Our Ambassador to Burma met the Burmese Attorney-General on 9 August and made clear that freedom of the media was a vital safeguard in a democracy. When the Foreign Secretary met with Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 20 September in Naypyidaw, he underlined the UK's support for continued reforms related to democracy and political freedoms and raised the case of the two Reuters journalists who have been convicted under Burma's Official Secrets Act.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/12/2018 17:44:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1011628

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Burma: 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, with reference to the recommendation made by Business for Social Responsibility in its report Human Rights Impact Assessment: Facebook in Myanmar of October 2018, what discussions he has had with representatives of Facebook on the potential publication by that company of annual reports on its human rights impacts.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	194092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>​While the British Embassy in Burma maintains regular contact with Facebook's representatives for Burma, it has not discussed with them publication by their company of annual reports on its human rights impacts. The Government's position on Facebook's activity in Burma is set out in its 23 October response to the Interim Report of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 'Disinformation and 'Fake News' (HC 1630 17/19).</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:31:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1011629

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Burma: 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, with reference to the recommendations made by the Business for Social Responsibility in its report entitled Human Rights Impact Assessment: Facebook in Myanmar published in October 2018, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Facebook on potential steps by that company to assist (a) with the collection of evidence by international mechanisms created to investigate violations of international human rights in Myanmar and (b) civil society organisations in that country in raising awareness of opportunities for victims of human rights abuses to access remedies.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	194093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Burma maintains regular contact with Facebook's representatives for Burma. The UK worked closely with international partners to secure the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Burma of 27 September which establishes a collect and preserve mechanism. This is designed to support future prosecutions. The UK will encourage any party with credible evidence of human rights violations to share it with the mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:32:34 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

997400

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Burma: 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, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled, Stable and Secure? An Assessment on the Current Context of Human Rights for Chin People in Myanmar/Burma, published by the Chin Human Rights Organisation in September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	185069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>​We are aware of this published report. Since August, UK officials have consulted UNHCR in Geneva and in Burma for clarification on the needs assessment process for Chin refugees residing in other countries, and UNHCR's proposed process for ensuring their safe return to Burma. The UK will continue to monitor this process in line with our objective of ensuring the safety of all those displaced by violence in Burma and a safe return process for all groups forced to flee to other countries.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 06/11/2018 11:17:33 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

993319

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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	Burma: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the most recent report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL10847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​Since the Special Rapporteur's report to the UN General Assembly of August 2018 the UK has played a leading role in securing the resolution adopted at the 39th session of the UN Human Rights Council in September. This establishes a mechanism to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities in Burma, as called for by the Special Rapporteur. The Foreign Secretary has stated that it is essential that the perpetrators of any atrocities are brought to justice through impartial and credible investigations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/11/2018 16:04:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

990347

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Burma: 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 his policy is on the conclusions of the report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, published in March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	181243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out its response to the report in its reply to PQ HL6282. Since the report was published the UK has played a leading role in securing the resolution adopted at the 39<sup>th</sup> session of the UN Human Rights Council in September that establishes a mechanism to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities in Burma, as called for by the Special Rapporteur. The current Foreign Secretary has stated that it is essential that the perpetrators of any atrocities are brought to justice through impartial and credible investigations.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/10/2018 10:44:16 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

882445

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Burma: 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 supports the creation of an independent body to (a) investigate, (b) document, (c) collect, and (d) analyse evidence of human rights violations in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	135507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The British Government has consistently made it clear that we seek justice to be done for the Rohingya. In line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, the British Government is considering how to support better co-ordination between organisations collecting evidence and testimony in Bangladesh. We are discussing this with international partners.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/04/2018 15:16:50 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

861299

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Burma: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking, if any, to promote the conclusions and recommendations of the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, published on 9 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>We support the work of the UN Special Rapporteur, Ms Lee. We continue to urge the Burmese authorities to cooperate with her, not least by allowing her access into Burma. As the Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field MP, made clear in his statement to the House on 15 March, we agree with many of the principal conclusions of her report, and will look for opportunities to address her recommendations where possible. The Foreign Secretary has been clear that the violence against the Rohingya is ethnic cleansing. We continue to work with our international partners on what can be done, both to assist the victims and to bring those responsible to justice. The immediate task is to support those gathering information, which may be useful for any potential future judicial process. In line with the Special Rapporteur's recommendations, the Government is considering how to support better co-ordination between organisations collecting testimony in Bangladesh, through an international or local mechanism. We continue to urge the Burmese authorities to ensure basic rights for all and stand ready to support the Government of Burma in implementing the Annan Commission's recommendations to this end.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2018 16:02:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool