Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 42785

Western Sahara: Human Rights

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Ben Lake

Plaid CymruCeredigion Preseli

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in the occupied territory of Western Sahara.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK is committed to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide, including in Western Sahara. We consistently support the UN efforts to resolve the situation in Western Sahara, and support language in relevant UN Security Council Resolutions...

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