Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 20944

Bahrain: Political Prisoners

Tabled: 18 December 2024

Answered: 7 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Andy Slaughter

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take in response to (a) the case of Sayed Hassan Jawad, (b) reports that political detainees in Jaw Prison had to be transferred to hospita

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK maintains a dialogue with Bahrain on issues including detention and prison conditions at Jau. We encourage individuals alleging concerns about treatment in detention to report them to Bahrain's oversight bodies, which are established to deal with s...

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