Written question asked by Jack Thompson (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 April 1996. It was answered by Nicholas Bonsor (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 April 1996 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: If he will raise the subject of the human rights situation in China at the forthcoming United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

Answer: Mr. Jack Thompson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise the subject of the human rights situation in China at the forthcoming United Nations Commission on Human Rights.[26424] Sir Nicholas Bonsor: We are tabling a resolution on human rights in China at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, together with our European partners. We are working for maximum support for it among members of the Commission. The statement to the Commission by the European Union also expressed in detail our specific concerns about human rights in China.

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