Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 34345

Human Rights

Tabled: 27 February 2025

Answered: 7 March 2025

Question

Blair McDougall

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Guidance prevents UK involvement in human rights abuses.

Answer

Catherine West

The Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessment is an essential tool to ensure that the UK's overseas security and justice assistance meets our human rights and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) obligations, increases respect for the rul...

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