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Human Rights: Detainees

Asked by Andy SlaughterLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 17 March 2026UIN 120315

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses when determining whether to call for the release of individuals detained overseas for activities related to the exercise of their human righ

Answered by Chris Elmore

Each case reported to the UK Government is assessed on its own merits, and there are no fixed criteria of the type the Hon Member describes.

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