Written question asked by Tulip Siddiq (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 March 2022. It was answered by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Monday, 14 March 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Government's obligations under the Convention Against Torture in respect of the treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe by the Iranian authorities.
- Answer
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We remain committed to securing the immediate and permanent release of unfairly detained British nationals in Iran, including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The Foreign Secretary continues to raise Iran's practice of detaining British dual nationals with her Iranian counterpart, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdolahian and, and I [Minister Cleverly] most recently raised with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Baqeri Kani on 11 November. Our Ambassador in Tehran continues to raise these cases with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, most recently on 8 March.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 136625
- Session
- 2021-22
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Detainees Torture Iran UN Convention against Torture Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Nazanin
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- 2022-03-14 17:50:08 +0000
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