Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 74745

Western Sahara: Human Rights

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Andy Slaughter

LabourHammersmith and Chiswick

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call on MINURSO to (a) conduct human rights monitoring in Western Sahara and (b) report their finding to the UN Security Council.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK is committed to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide, including in Western Sahara. Our policy regarding the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is informed by ongoing engagement with the parties a...

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