Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 16 September 2024.
Iain Duncan Smith
Conservative, Chingford and Woodford Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) threats made against Jimmy Lai’s international legal team and (b) other aspects of the UN Secretary General's report on Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, A/HRC/57/60, published on 20 August 2024.
Catherine West
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Any attempts to coerce, intimidate or harm those who cooperate with the United Nations, are unacceptable. The UK unequivocally condemns each and every act of intimidation or reprisal.
We are carefully reviewing the UN's report on 'Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' and will respond to the report during the current session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Yes4 people think so
No2 people think not
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