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Bahrain: Human Rights

Asked by Andy SlaughterLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 2 June 2025UIN 53015

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 48089 on Bahrain: Human Rights, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the criticisms

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

We take civil society views into account, alongside a range of other sources of information, when making human rights assessments about a country. The UK continues to support the development of Bahrain's human rights institutions.

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