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Proceeding contribution from Denis MacShane (Independent (affiliation)) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 June 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Middle East and North Africa.


Middle East and North Africa

Why did the Foreign Secretary use the term ““allegations”” of torture about what The Times reported as"““47 health professionals… on trial, accused of seeking to overthrow the Gulf state's monarchy””" in a closed court. It continued:"““The doctors and nurses did this, in reality, only by treating the sick. Only the most paranoid of regimes could see treason in the Hippocratic oath.””" Instead of rolling out the red carpet at Downing street, is it not time that the Foreign Secretary got a little bit more robust with this torturing regime?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
529 c41-2 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Human rights International assistance EU action Politics and government Violence UN resolutions Sanctions NATO Israel Sudan Civil disorder Palestine Iran Syria Middle East Yemen Peace negotiations EU external relations Libya Military intervention North Africa Bahrain
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