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HANSARDJournalists Detained or Killed OverseasAs the noble Lord knows, I believe that we have answered questions on Jimmy Lai very recently, but we continue to raise these cases at ministerial level with the relevant…13 Nov 2024HANSARDJournalists Detained or Killed OverseasMy Lords, we urge the South Sudanese Government to protect journalists and end impunity for human rights abuses. We consistently pressed them to conduct a thorough and credible…13 Nov 2024HANSARDJournalists Detained or Killed OverseasIt is true that progress on the peace agreement has been slow and progress towards holding democratic elections is not what we would want to see. We continue to press upon the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDJournalists Detained or Killed OverseasI am grateful to the noble Lord for his supplementary question, and he is absolutely right to draw attention to this issue. We recognise the criticisms about the report that he…13 Nov 2024HANSARDJournalists Detained or Killed OverseasIn thanking the noble Lord, I note that sometimes, where there is a change of power in our democracy, former Ministers take with them different things; the noble Lord takes with…13 Nov 2024HANSARDWest PapuaThe noble and right reverend Lord raises his concerns about this issue consistently, and we respect him for doing that. As I say, we will continue to raise concerns through the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDWest PapuaMy Lords, the UK welcomes the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee in response to the second periodic report of Indonesia under the International Covenant on Civil and…13 Nov 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsWe will continue to lead on this issue where we can in international fora. I am grateful for what the noble Lord said, and we share his concerns on this. But, to reiterate, the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsThat is quite an easy one because my colleague, Minister Catherine West, has met Jimmy’s family on several occasions, both in opposition and since being appointed as a Minister. I…29 Oct 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsI am grateful to the noble Lord for his support for the China audit. I think the most helpful thing I can say at this point is that the audit will be thorough and…29 Oct 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsMy Lords, we take the issues of freedom of navigation on the high seas extremely seriously. These were raised with China by the Foreign Secretary, and we made our position on…29 Oct 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsMy Lords, we are concerned about surveillance and threats to, for instance, BNO passport holders or others here in the UK, and we monitor that extremely closely. We take our…29 Oct 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsI am frantically looking through the read-out of the exchange to see a reference to Tibet. I assure the noble Baroness that the Foreign Secretary raised a number of foreign policy…29 Oct 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsOn this Government’s approach, we want a consistent, strategic and pragmatic relationship because we think that is the best way to make progress on some of these issues that are…29 Oct 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsMy Lords, I must disagree with my noble friend on his assertions and the tone in which he put his question. My right honourable friend David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, went to…29 Oct 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsI completely agree with my noble friend, as does the Foreign Secretary. These issues are raised. The sanctions against parliamentarians for things they have said are completely…29 Oct 2024HANSARDSouth Asia: Minority Faith CommunitiesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, for securing this debate on such an important topic. In the light of his heartfelt introduction, I pay tribute to his…28 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, in his closing speech. I agreed with everything he said. From being a scrappy, feisty Minister, he has become a…25 Oct 2024HANSARDRed Sea: Houthi AttacksAbsolutely. I am happy to provide that assurance, particularly since, as I am sure the noble Baroness is aware, the Houthis have made statements on wishing to extend their…24 Oct 2024HANSARDRed Sea: Houthi AttacksUntil the horrendous attacks by Hamas on Israel on 7 October, the peace process was progressing. An envoy was engaged, and it looked as if there may well be some progress. Sadly,…24 Oct 2024