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Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 25 May 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 June 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Monday, 6 June 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Israel: Palestinians

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will call on the government of Israel to invite the UN Special Rapporteur on torture to visit places of arrest and holding of suspects in the West Bank, together with prisons and detention centres in Israel.

Answer

We have no plans to call on the Israeli authorities to invite the UN Special Rapporteur on torture to visit Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL301
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Detainees Prisons United Nations Torture Israel Palestine Detention centres West Bank
Link
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