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date	14/04/2016
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	Bangladesh: Freedom of Expression
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of freedom of expression in Bangladesh, including the threats of criminal defamation against individual journalists and editors, and whether they will raise any specific concerns with the government of Bangladesh.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
uin	HL7682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>We believe that a vibrant civil society and free media, able to challenge and hold authority to account, are fundamental to a democratic and economically successful society. We have made clear our concerns about freedom of expression in Bangladesh, most recently in a press statement about the murder of Nazimuddin Samad. In that statement the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), restated our position that the right to freedom of expression and open debate in Bangladesh must be upheld.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2016 15:11:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1987 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws

512794

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
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	Bangladesh: Freedom of Expression
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 Bangladesh Law Commission's proposed new law, now entitled <i>Bangladesh Liberation War (Denial, Distortion, Opposition) Crime Law</i>, and its implications for freedom of expression in that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
uin	HL7683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The proposed new Bangladesh Liberation War (Denial, Distortion, Opposition) Crime Law is in the initial consultation phase. We will continue to watch the development of its provisions closely, raising as appropriate any concerns that might arise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2016 15:12:09 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1987 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws

512795

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
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	Bangladesh: War Crimes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether cases before the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh have been conducted in accordance with international fair trial standards.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
uin	HL7684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text This Government has made clear its support for Bangladesh’s efforts to bring to justice those accused of atrocities committed during the 1971 War of Independence. However, this must be done in a way that meets appropriate international legal standards. Non-governmental organisations continue to raise concerns about the process and we urged the Bangladeshi government to ensure compliance with these standards during Bangladesh’s second Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in 2013. We continue to emphasise these points in our discussions with the Bangladeshi authorities. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2016 15:12:36 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1987 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws