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Papua: Human Rights

Asked by Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 30 July 2024UIN 900158

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indonesian counterpart on the human rights situation in West Papua.

Answered by Catherine West

The Foreign Secretary and have raised concerns publicly about reports of human rights abuses during the protests in Bangladesh. We have urged an end to the violence and stressed the need for the right to assemble peacefully and express different political views to be protected.

We continue to engage with the Bangladesh government including the Foreign Secretary on the importance of respect for human rights.

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