Parliamentary Search

Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Wright of Richmond (Crossbench). It was answered on Tuesday, 15 November 2005.

Jordan and Libya

Question
My Lords, to what extent are these agreements consistent with, or relevant to, our policy—as I understand it—not to extradite people to countries that still practise the death penalty?
Answer

My Lords, the memoranda make it clear, consistently with Article 3, that people will not be sent back if they face the threat of the death penalty or the threat of torture. I add that the courts will be in a position to judge whether the threats are indeed real before anyone is sent back, should anyone apply to the courts. That is the fullest safeguard anyone in the United Kingdom ever has.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
675 c951-2 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Deportation Human rights Monitoring Libya Jordan