Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 18 December 2025.
Jim McMahon
Labour/Co-operative, Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Indian and Pakistani counterparts on human rights violations in Kashmir and the potential impact of those violations on its diaspora in the UK.
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK Government continues to monitor the human rights situation in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Indian-administered Kashmir. We raise concerns, where we have them, directly with the Governments of India and Pakistan. We have consistently emphasised that any alleged human rights violations should be fully investigated in line with international human rights law. Ministers have also acknowledged the importance of community cohesion in the UK and the sensitivities of diaspora communities affected by developments in the region.
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