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date	27/10/2014
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	Colombia
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 reports he has received of allegations of state-sponsored violence in Colombia.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	211978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>We remain concerned by recent reports of violence in Colombia and the reported increase in threats against human rights defenders there, in particular those detailed in the “Somos Defensores” report published in August. I recently held a meeting with the hon. Gentleman and other parliamentary colleagues where I received further reports of violence in the country.</p><p>During my visit to Colombia in June, I set out our concerns about the reported rise in attacks against human rights defenders in my meetings with Colombia’s Deputy Foreign Ministers and the heads of the Colombian government’s major human rights agencies. I also met representatives from Colombian and international human rights organisations, including Oxfam and Christian Aid, to discuss the issue. The former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) also raised the issue of violence against trade unionists and human rights defenders, and cases of impunity for those responsible, with the Colombian government during his visit to Bogota in February.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 30/10/2014 16:05:29 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

101135

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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	Colombia
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 plans to meet President Santos of Colombia in London in November.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	211979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>President Santos is visiting the UK in a private capacity. His agenda has not yet been confirmed.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 30/10/2014 16:08:22 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

100134

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date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department had with the Colombian government on human rights in that country before it took the decision to provide military assistance in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Military assistance in Colombia has been provided over many years and the issue of human rights is closely examined before any military assistance to Colombia is approved. The UK has provided expertise and advice to the Colombian Armed Forces on the subjects of international humanitarian law and human rights during military operations at a number of seminars and conferences.<br><br>My right hon. Friend the previous Foreign Secretary (William Hague) raised the issue of human rights with President Santos and Defence Minister Pinzon in February. He welcomed the Colombian Government’s commitment to zero tolerance of human rights abuses and underlined the importance of taking action on threats to human rights defenders and trade unionists. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Latin America Affairs, (Hugo Swire) also raised human rights with the Colombian Government during his visit to Colombia in June.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 28/10/2014 16:58:27 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon