Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 11 January 2012, in the House of Commons, led by Louise Ellman. The answering member was Alistair Burt.

Iran (Human Rights)

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on human rights in Iran.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 538 c109-31WH
Session: 2010-12
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Louise Ellman | 538 c109-10WH (Link to this contribution) I am pleased to be conducting this Adjournment debate under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. This deba...; Speaker | 538 c109WH (Link to this contribution) Before I call the hon. Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Mrs Ellman), may I wish right hon. and hon. ...; Louise Ellman | 538 c110-2WH (Link to this contribution) That report is extremely important in documenting the wide range of persecution in Iran. It is impor...; Robert Buckland | 538 c112WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady referred to the 1991 memorandum. Does this not go beyond a culture? It is an actual bl...; Louise Ellman | 538 c110WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with the hon. Gentleman. It is extremely important to raise awareness, knowledge and conscio...; Mike Gapes | 538 c110WH (Link to this contribution) Reference has been made to members of other faiths. Has my hon. Friend read the report of the United...; Louise Ellman | 538 c110WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with my hon. Friend. Those comments show how the situation is escalating. They should lead n...; Mark Williams | 538 c110WH (Link to this contribution) I pay tribute to the hon. Lady's work on behalf of the Baha'i community. We are both members of the ...; Andrew Selous | 538 c119-20WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under you, Dr McCrea. I congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Rivers...; Mike Gapes | 538 c122WH (Link to this contribution) I accept my hon. Friend's point, but I think that we were not ““given privileged access””; rather, o...; Andrew Selous | 538 c120-1WH (Link to this contribution) That is a good point, and it adds to some of the historical context that I was trying to give earlie...; Mike Gapes | 538 c121-2WH (Link to this contribution) During the previous Parliament, the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs went to Iran in autumn 2007,...; Martin Horwood | 538 c122-3WH (Link to this contribution) I am now even more grateful to serve under your extremely lenient and enlightened chairmanship, Dr M...; Jo Swinson | 538 c123WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend reads out a devastating roll-call of abuses. However, the situation is even worse tha...; Martin Horwood | 538 c122WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea.; Speaker | 538 c122WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Perhaps I might be helpful: the Front-Bench spokespeople have been flexible about time, so I ...; Louise Ellman | 538 c112-3WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with the tenor of the hon. Gentleman's remarks. In the context of the whole field of human r...; Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 538 c113-4WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this vital debate. It is a pleasure to serve unde...; Jim Shannon | 538 c114WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Mrs Ellman) on bringing the matter to the H...; Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 538 c114-5WH (Link to this contribution) I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman, who has taken a great interest in these issues. If he will bear...; Jo Swinson | 538 c115WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is making a compelling contribution about the distressing persecution of the Chri...; Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 538 c115-6WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady is absolutely right. It is more than distressing; it is of extreme concern to anyone w...; Gregory Campbell | 538 c116-7WH (Link to this contribution) On the point about the possible amendment within Iran, I, like others, was lobbied regarding the pas...; Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 538 c117WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman. It is important to make the point to the Iranian Government and Iranian ...; Jeremy Corbyn | 538 c117-9WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome the debate and the opportunity to raise the issue of human rights in Iran and, from that, ...; Alistair Burt | 538 c129-31WH (Link to this contribution) At the moment, they can take the matter up with any other EU embassy. In due course, one designated ...; Kerry McCarthy | 538 c126-8WH (Link to this contribution) There is certainly concern about the international role played by Iran. I do not want to stray into ...; Jeremy Corbyn | 538 c129WH (Link to this contribution) If a family of Iranian origin living in Britain wants to invite a family member to an occasion here,...; Jim Shannon | 538 c126WH (Link to this contribution) In respect of the figures that the hon. Lady mentioned, approximately 550 and 600 people were execut...; Kerry McCarthy | 538 c126WH (Link to this contribution) We oppose the use of the death penalty in any circumstances, but the crucial starting point is that ...; Martin Horwood | 538 c123-4WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a devastating point in support of her argument. The last faith group in Iran t...; Jeremy Corbyn | 538 c125WH (Link to this contribution) At some point, Iran will have to submit itself for an in-country review of human rights at the UN hu...; Kerry McCarthy | 538 c124-5WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Liv...; Nicholas Dakin | 538 c110WH (Link to this contribution) I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for securing this afternoon's debate. Canadian Senator Dallaire, a f...; Jeremy Corbyn | 538 c120WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman confirm that intolerance in Iran towards Christians and, indeed, other relig...; Fabian Hamilton | 538 c122WH (Link to this contribution) I, too, was in the delegation to Iran in November 2007. Would my hon. Friend agree that we were give...; Speaker | 538 c117WH (Link to this contribution) Order. It is normal to call the Opposition Front Bencher at 3.30 pm, followed by the Minister. A num...; Alistair Burt | 538 c128-9WH (Link to this contribution) I echo the sentiments of others, Dr McCrea, that it is a great pleasure to serve under your chairman...; Kerry McCarthy | 538 c125-6WH (Link to this contribution) It is important that Iran is subject to such intense international scrutiny. The UN special rapport...; Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 538 c126WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady is giving a good overview of the difficulties. Does she concede that, because of its r...
Subjects: Asylum Capital punishment Baha'i faith Women Human rights Politics and government Political prisoners Iran Press freedom Religious freedom Christianity Women's rights
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Iran (Human Rights)

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