All 18 results for alleged speaker:Heather Wheeler

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: India: Nationality (11 Feb 2020)

Heather Wheeler: ...power to enforce law and order when a protest crosses the line into illegality, though we encourage all states to ensure their domestic laws are enforced in line with international standards. Any allegation of human rights violations is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly, and transparently. India has a proud history of inclusive government and religious...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: India: Nationality (11 Feb 2020)

Heather Wheeler: ...power to enforce law and order when a protest crosses the line into illegality, though we encourage all states to ensure their domestic laws are enforced in line with international standards. Any allegation of human rights violations is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly, and transparently. India has a proud history of inclusive government and religious...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Hong Kong: Demonstrations ( 4 Feb 2020)

Heather Wheeler: We take any allegations relating to the arrest of medics treating protesters at demonstrations in Hong Kong extremely seriously. We expect the Hong Kong authorities to abide by international humanitarian norms and laws. We continue to be concerned about the situation in Hong Kong and have called consistently for a robust, independent inquiry into recent events as a step towards resolution of...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kashmir: Human Rights (30 Jan 2020)

Heather Wheeler: We recognise that there are human rights concerns in India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Any allegation of human rights violations or abuses is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently. We encourage all states to ensure domestic laws in line with international standards. We raise our concerns with the Governments of India and...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: India: Nationality (13 Jan 2020)

Heather Wheeler: ...the line into illegality; yet must in turn act with restraint and proportionality. We encourage all states to ensure their domestic laws are enforced in line with international standards. Any allegation of human rights abuses is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly, and transparently. We trust the Government of India will provide reassurances to its citizens who...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: India: Nationality (13 Jan 2020)

Heather Wheeler: ...the line into illegality; yet must in turn act with restraint and proportionality. We encourage all states to ensure their domestic laws are enforced in line with international standards. Any allegation of human rights abuses is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly, and transparently. We trust the Government of India will provide reassurances to its citizens who...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kashmir: Human Rights ( 4 Nov 2019)

Heather Wheeler: ​We recognise that there are human rights concerns in both India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Any allegation of human rights abuse is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly, transparently and independently. We encourage all states to uphold their international human rights obligations and to ensure domestic laws are in line with...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kashmir: Human Rights (29 Oct 2019)

Heather Wheeler: ...dialogue with affected communities. We have raised our concerns with the Government of India. We encourage all states to ensure domestic laws are in line with international standards. Any allegation of human rights violations or abuses is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly, transparently and independently.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: *No heading* (29 Oct 2019)

Heather Wheeler: ...that there are human rights concerns in India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. We encourage all states to ensure domestic laws are in line with international standards. Any allegations of human rights violations and abuses are deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly, transparently and independently. We are in regular contact with the...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kashmir: Human Rights (28 Oct 2019)

Heather Wheeler: ...there are human rights concerns in both India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. We encourage all states to ensure domestic laws are in line with international standards. Any allegation of human rights abuse is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly, transparently and independently. We are monitoring the situation in Kashmir closely and in...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kashmir: Politics and Government (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Wheeler: ...there are human rights concerns in both India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. We encourage all states to ensure domestic laws are in line with international standards. Any allegation of human rights abuse is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly, transparently and independently. The Government’s longstanding position is that it is for...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: China: Prisoners (21 Oct 2019)

Heather Wheeler: ...the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China has dedicated to this issue. Officials have reviewed the evidence thoroughly. While the evidence is not incontrovertible, we take these allegations seriously and have consulted the World Health Organization and international partners. The evidence provided disturbing details about the mistreatment of Falun Gong practitioners, and...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kashmir: Human Rights ( 7 Oct 2019)

Heather Wheeler: ...there are human rights concerns in both India-administered-Kashmir and Pakistan-administered-Kashmir. We encourage all states to ensure domestic laws are in line with international standards. Any allegation of human rights abuse is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently. The continued use of detentions and the continued restrictions on...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: China: Minority Groups ( 1 Oct 2019)

Heather Wheeler: ...figures to estimate of the number of forced confessions for terrorism-related offences in detention camps in Xinjiang, China in the last three years, nor the extent of detention on the basis of allegations made against family members of religious minority groups. However, we have repeatedly highlighted the credible reports of over a million Uyghurs and other minorities being detained in so...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: China: Terrorism (30 Sep 2019)

Heather Wheeler: ...figures to estimate of the number of forced confessions for terrorism-related offences in detention camps in Xinjiang, China in the last three years, nor the extent of detention on the basis of allegations made against family members of religious minority groups. However, we have repeatedly highlighted the credible reports of over a million Uyghurs and other minorities being detained in so...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: China: Prisoners ( 3 Sep 2019)

Heather Wheeler: I have not had recent discussions with the Chinese Government on allegations of forced organ harvesting. However, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, set out the Government's position in Parliament on 25 July. Lord Ahmad said, "I note the time and energy that the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China has dedicated to...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Organs ( 3 Sep 2019)

Heather Wheeler: In a Parliamentary debate, on 26 March, the former Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific undertook to consult the World Health Organization (WHO) and seek views on allegations of forced organ harvesting in China. Subsequently, officials met with the WHO in Geneva and Beijing in April and May. The WHO's view is that China is implementing an ethical, voluntary organ transplant system in...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Organs ( 3 Sep 2019)

Heather Wheeler: I have not had recent discussions with the Chinese Government on allegations of forced organ harvesting. However, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, set out the Government's position in Parliament on 25 July. Lord Ahmad said, "I note the time and energy that the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China has dedicated to...


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