Written question asked by Dawn Butler (Labour) on Thursday, 14 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 March 2019. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Friday, 22 March 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Sayed Alwadaei

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, further to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question HL13127, whether his Department relies on the assurances provided by the Bahraini Government in assessing the case of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei’s family members; and what assessment the Government has made of information provided by independent bodies such as the UN, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on this matter.

Answer: The British Government takes note of a number of sources of information on these issues; including publications by the UN and other Non Governmental Organisations. We continue to encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We encourage the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any such claims.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 232533
Session: 2017-19
Related items: Sayed Alwadaei
Monday, 4 February 2019
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Families Prisoners Bahrain Alwadaei, Sayed
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk