Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 26302

Torture

Tabled: 24 January 2025

Answered: 29 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party — Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to incorporate the UK’s obligation to prevent and prohibit torture into the Government’s human rights strategy.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds

Upholding the rule of law is central to the strategic approach to human rights and democratic governance, set out by the Foreign Secretary and the Minister for Africa on 10 December 2024. We unreservedly condemn the use of torture for any purpose and regu...

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