Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 48644

Iran: Human Rights

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support human rights defenders in Iran.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
We condemn the Islamic Republic's severe repression of human rights defenders in Iran. We were integral to the delivery of the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to immediately and uncond...

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