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Written question asked by Lord Judd (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 June 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 July 2019. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 July 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Egypt: Human Rights

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt about the imprisonment and treatment of former President Morsi before his death in court; and what is their current assessment of the state of human rights in Egypt.

Answer

​We have been following recent developments in Egypt carefully and have been receiving regular updates. We await the results of the independent forensic report ordered by the Egyptian Prosecutor General into the causes and circumstances of former President Morsi's death.

Egypt is a human rights priority country for the UK, and we monitor the situation closely. We continue to voice our concerns, including in our recent statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 12 March and in our Human Rights Report, released on 5 June. In particular, prison conditions are one of our three human rights priorities in Egypt. We raise access to medical care and solitary confinement regularly with the Egyptian Government.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL16499
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Death Human rights Political prisoners Egypt Morsi, Mohammed
Link
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