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1545398

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date	24/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Women's Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government is taking steps to help support women protestors in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	95930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Mahsa Amini's death was a shocking reminder of the repression faced by women in Iran. On 14 November, the UK sanctioned 24 leading political and security officials in Iran for their role in the brutal crackdown on protests. These sanctions send a clear message that the UK will hold Iran to account for its repression of women and girls. At a Special Session of the Human Rights Council on 24 November, the UK and our partners secured the establishment of an investigative mechanism into the regime's response to protests - an important step towards accountability. The UK will continue to work with our partners to ensure this delivers for the people of Iran, not least the women and girls bravely protesting for their freedom.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/12/2022 17:43:50 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1545500

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Women's Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to women and girls in Iran, or organisations working with them; how many beneficiaries are benefiting from these projects; and what further assistance they are considering to address the position of rights of women and girls in Iran.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>Mahsa Amini's death is a shocking reminder of the repression faced by women in Iran. The UK is working with international partners to urge Iran to improve its human rights record, including on women and girls, at all appropriate opportunities. We work closely with several international bodies, including the UN, that operate humanitarian programmes within Iran.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/12/2022 17:24:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1535897

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Women's Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the ongoing civil rights protests in Iran, what steps his Department is taking to support women's rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	71060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Mahsa Amini's death is a shocking reminder of the repression faced by women in Iran. On 10 October, the UK sanctioned the Morality Police, two of its leaders and five others for serious human rights violations. For decades, the Morality Police have used the threat of detention and violence to control what Iranian women wear and their public behaviour. These sanctions send a clear message that the UK will hold Iran to account for its repression of women and girls. We continue to urge Iran to improve its human rights record at all appropriate opportunities, including on women and girls, and to work with international partners to ensure accountability.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 02/11/2022 16:38:59 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1179914

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Iran: Women's Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with the government of Iran on the rights of women in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL1765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>We regularly raise human rights with the Iranian authorities at all levels and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record, including the rights of women who continue to face widespread discrimination. Iran has also been identified as a Human Rights Priority Country and the UK regularly calls on Iran to uphold its international human rights obligations. At the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, I reiterated the message that the promotion and protection of human rights remains a priority for the British Government for 2020 and beyond.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/03/2020 17:42:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd