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Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan: Human Rights (30 Jan 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Jim Murphy: The overall human rights situation in Uzbekistan remains bleak, although there have been some positive steps over the last 12 months. On 1 January 2008, Uzbekistan abolished the death penalty and introduced a limited form of 'habeas corpus'. The EU and Uzbekistan have established a human rights dialogue. These developments are outweighed, however, by continuing concerns in other areas. We...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (9 Oct 2006)

Kim Howells: Most recently, we raised issues of concern with the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings and torture when he reported on Uzbekistan to the Human Rights Council at the second session in September 2006. Separately, on 2 October, the Human Rights Council examined the human rights situation in Uzbekistan in closed session under the 1503 procedure. In November, the UN General Assembly...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Uzbekistan: Overseas Trade (23 Mar 2009)

Gareth Thomas: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics data on recorded trade in goods with Uzbekistan are shown in the following table: £ million UK exports of goods to Uzbekistan UK imports of goods from Uzbekistan 2007 37 42 2008 27 29 ONS data published in the UK Balance of Payments Pink Book 2008 were: £ million UK exports of services to Uzbekistan UK imports of...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (5 Nov 2002)

Mr Mike O'Brien: The UK's relationship with Uzbekistan is developing well. Since 1992 we have seen Embassies established both in Uzbekistan and the UK. Both are extremely active and are doing much to bring the relationship forward. Education and drugs co-operation are key elements of that relationship. Much of the UK's work in Uzbekistan is devoted to pressing for improvements in the human rights situation....

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (18 Jan 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

Mr John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations he has made to the Government of Uzbekistan about the rejection of the applications for registration by (a) the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan, (b) the Mazlum Human Rights Group, (c) Mothers Against the Death Penalty and Torture and (d) Democracy and Law; (2) if he will urge the Government of...

Written Answers — International Development: Uzbekistan: Overseas Aid (19 May 2009)

Michael Foster: The UK Government closed their bilateral aid programme to Uzbekistan in March 2006. However, the Department for International Development (DFID) funds a Central Asia Regional HIV/AIDS Programme, which operates in Uzbekistan, totalling £7.4 million over four years. DFID has also committed £1 million to a World Bank led Central Asia HIV Control Project and continues to monitor and...

Uzbekistan (16 Dec 2003)

Mr Bill Rammell: ...at Foreign Office questions. I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on having initiated the debate. The discussion is timely, given that there has been significant parliamentary and media interest in Uzbekistan, and I welcome the opportunity to put on the record the Government's position and policy. Our relations with Uzbekistan are generally constructive—the characterisation of...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (27 Nov 2006)

Margaret Beckett: The UK played an active role when the EU, through October and early November 2006, reviewed the restrictive measures on Uzbekistan against the criteria set out in October 2005. At the General Affairs and External Relations Council on 13 November 2006, EU Foreign Ministers extended the arms embargo for 12 months and the targeted visa ban for six months, but also decided to lift the suspension...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (11 Jun 2002)

Mr Mike O'Brien: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) frequently raises human rights concerns with the Ambassador of Uzbekistan in London. It also contributes to EU statements and raises human rights issues and individual cases together with EU partners at the OSCE. In Tashkent, the embassy monitors the human rights situation and maintains a close dialogue with human rights groups. General human rights...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan: Human Rights (19 Nov 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Gillian Merron: We have been concerned by reports from our non-governmental organisations and informal monitoring by the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) representative in Uzbekistan that child labour has been used during this year's cotton harvest. Our embassy in Tashkent is funding a project to establish stronger child labour monitoring systems to estimate the prevalence of child labour in remote...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (11 Nov 2003)

Mr Bill Rammell: We remain deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Uzbekistan and continue to raise our concerns both bilaterally and with EU partners. In addition, there are two particular ways in which we can monitor reform and exert pressure. The first is a set of benchmarks against which political and economic reforms will be measured, agreed in the European Bank for Reconstruction and...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (1 Nov 2004)

Mr Bill Rammell: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office monitors and takes action on reports of human rights abuse in Uzbekistan as well as lobbying the Uzbek Government to introduce democratic reform. We benefit from a regular dialogue with NGOs such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, both at Ministerial and at official level, in London. We also have frequent, informal contact with local NGOs in...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (24 Feb 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

Mr John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will urge the Government of Uzbekistan to undertake an impartial review of all cases of imprisoned journalists in Uzbekistan; (2) what representations he has made to the Government of Uzbekistan about (a) the relaxation of the system of state control over the media through reform of the Agency on Press and...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (19 Mar 2007)

Geoff Hoon: We discuss Uzbekistan with the German Government regularly. Most recently, the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council discussed Uzbekistan on 5 March. Our ambassador in Tashkent is also in regular contact with his German and other EU colleagues. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials also maintain a regular dialogue with German officials on Uzbekistan, in London, Berlin and...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (27 Nov 2006)

Margaret Beckett: We believe that the EU's twin approach to Uzbekistan of restrictive measures while keeping open the channels for dialogue has had some impact. The EU measures and the EU-sponsored UN Resolution in November 2005 signalled to Uzbekistan that they could not normalise their foreign relations without movement on human rights and Andizhan. The EU has seen a new willingness to engage on the part of...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Uzbekistan: Death Penalty (11 Jul 2007)

Lord Malloch-Brown: In August 2005, the Government of Uzbekistan announced that the death penalty would be abolished from 1 January 2008. While this is a significant step, the legislation does not state clearly what will happen to those prisoners already on death row. According to the Uzbek Government, no executions have been carried out since February 2005. Some human rights groups claim that the Uzbek...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan: Human Rights (13 Jun 2007)

Geoff Hoon: We remain seriously concerned about the human rights situation in Uzbekistan and closely monitor the situation there, with our EU partners. The first session of the EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue took place in May. At that session, the EU discussed a range of human rights issues with senior representatives of the Uzbek Government. We hope that this dialogue will lead to constructive...

Written Answers — Defence: Uzbekistan (2 Feb 2004)

Mr Adam Ingram: The Ministry of Defence's military assistance to Uzbekistan since 2001 has been focused on assisting the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defence with its defence reform efforts through training and advice, which has included stressing the importance of respect for the rule of law and human rights. The United Kingdom also provided a modest amount of military aid to Uzbekistan in March 2002—100...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uzbekistan (29 Jun 2005)

Greg Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what his policy is on the OSCE's efforts to promote a public inquiry into the events of 13 May in Andijan in Uzbekistan; (2) how many people he estimates have died in the apparent uprising in Andijan in Uzbekistan on 13 May; (3) what efforts he has made to investigate the events of 13 May in Andijan in Uzbekistan; and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (25 Mar 2008) has video

Alistair Carmichael: May I draw the Foreign Secretary's attention to last week's Environmental Justice Foundation report on Uzbekistan, entitled, "White Gold: the True Cost of Cotton"? The report points out that the cotton industry is an export industry worth $1 billion to Uzbekistan. What can he do? Will he take steps to ensure that we do not import cotton into this country or the EU that is sourced from...