Written question asked by Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 November 2025 (named day). It was answered by Seema Malhotra (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 November 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Tô Lâm

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of (a) torture and (b) other human rights violations by Tô Lâm .

Answer: The UK Government continues to monitor reports of human rights concerns in Vietnam. We regularly raise these issues with the Vietnamese authorities - including at the highest levels - through bilateral engagement and in multilateral forums such as the UN Human Rights Council. Our Embassy in Bangkok is following the arrests of Montagnard Protestants in Thailand. This includes liaising with the relevant authorities to understand potential next steps. We continue to urge all governments to uphold their international human rights obligations, including the non-refoulement principle.

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