Urgent question on Thursday, 20 April 2017, in the House of Commons, led by Stephen Doughty. The answering member was Alan Duncan.

Persecution and Detention of LGBT Citizens: Chechnya

Urgent question on allegations of persecution and detention of LGBT citizens in Chechnya, Russia, and on what discussions the Government have had with their counterparts on the issue.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 624 cc780-790
Session: 2016-17
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Stephen Doughty | 624 c781 (Link to this contribution)
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ...; Alan Duncan | 624 c781 (Link to this contribution)
The arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of over 100 men in Chechnya because of their sexual ori...; Stephen Doughty | 624 cc781-2 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you for granting this urgent question this morning, Mr Speaker.
I praise the Minister...; Alan Duncan | 624 cc782-3 (Link to this contribution)
Let me say at the outset that I applaud the hon. Gentleman for raising this topic, and I hope it ...; Nigel Evans | 624 c783 (Link to this contribution)
May I pay tribute to you, Mr Speaker, for the support that you have given to the LGBT community e...; Alan Duncan | 624 c783 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed. One of the other strong messages as we approach a general election is that candidates in ...; Emily Thornberry | 624 cc783-4 (Link to this contribution)
May I add my thanks to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question today? I thank my hon. ...; Alan Duncan | 624 c784 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Lady for her tone. I had actually forgotten about the Hitchens article—I a...; Cheryl Gillan | 624 c784 (Link to this contribution)
I agree entirely with the Minister’s condemnation of this terrible occurrence. Building on the re...; Alan Duncan | 624 c785 (Link to this contribution)
The Council of Europe is a very important voice for the expression of wider continental opinion. ...; Hannah Bardell | 624 c785 (Link to this contribution)
The scenes and stories emanating from Chechnya are beyond comprehension and utterly sickening, an...; Alan Duncan | 624 c785 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased to say that I broadly agree with the hon. Lady and that all that she wishes to see u...; Desmond Swayne | 624 c785 (Link to this contribution)
Is there an element of reversion to type here, in that it was always a feature of totalitarian re...; Alan Duncan | 624 c786 (Link to this contribution)
Chechnya does, indeed, seem to be the worst of the lot. In that sense, as part of Russia, I urge ...; Chris Bryant | 624 c786 (Link to this contribution)
This reminds us that those of us who are gay are phenomenally lucky in this country. I remember m...; Alan Duncan | 624 c786 (Link to this contribution)
I think that an 80-year-old activist gives us all a bit of hope in this world. Having just turned...; Chris Bryant | 624 c786 (Link to this contribution)
You didn’t!; Alan Duncan | 624 c786 (Link to this contribution)
Oh yes, I did—[Interruption]—and I know I do not look it.
Much more seriously, what the hon...; John Bercow | 624 c786 (Link to this contribution)
If memory serves me correctly, the right hon. Gentleman’s birthday was 20 days ago.; Tom Brake | 624 c786 (Link to this contribution)
I start by thanking the Minister for his very forceful statement. On behalf of the Liberal Democr...; Alan Duncan | 624 cc786-7 (Link to this contribution)
I think the right hon. Gentleman has deviated slightly from the collective tone of the House. As ...; Paul Flynn | 624 c787 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth...; Alan Duncan | 624 c787 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to join the hon. Gentleman in paying tribute to the noble Lord Judd for all the effort...; David Winnick | 624 c787 (Link to this contribution)
Considering how this may be misrepresented abroad, particularly in Russia, is it not important to...; Alan Duncan | 624 cc787-8 (Link to this contribution)
The way the hon. Gentleman is going he will be here in another 50 years’ time. He makes a very va...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 624 c788 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his statement. I am delighted to be called to speak. My concern is not j...; Alan Duncan | 624 c788 (Link to this contribution)
We should all commit to fighting prejudice wherever we find it. I hope that, in the election on 8...; Nick Thomas-Symonds | 624 c788 (Link to this contribution)
The House rightly speaks with one voice in condemning the abhorrent acts in Chechnya, but this is...; Alan Duncan | 624 c788 (Link to this contribution)
We work through all collective European and other organisations, and, of course, through the Unit...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 624 cc788-9 (Link to this contribution)
All Glasgow weeps at this news, and when I return there later this afternoon there will be a vigi...; Alan Duncan | 624 c789 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words—unusual, I have to say, during this particularly fe...; Barry Sheerman | 624 c789 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) on raisi...; Alan Duncan | 624 c789 (Link to this contribution)
I think we should take those as serious words of wisdom from a senior Member of the House. We mus...; Margaret Ferrier | 624 c789 (Link to this contribution)
Having tabled an early-day motion on this very subject earlier in the week, I am grateful to the ...; Alan Duncan | 624 c789 (Link to this contribution)
I have to tell the hon. Lady that that is primarily a Home Office matter, and a matter for the pr...; Patrick Grady | 624 c789 (Link to this contribution)
In February, the Foreign Secretary announced the £700 million empowerment fund to come from the a...; Alan Duncan | 624 c790 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes proper reference to the empowerment fund, for which, I understand, bids ...; Greg Mulholland | 624 c790 (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to the amazing work of Yorkshire MESMAC, which is based in Leeds and first brought ...; Alan Duncan | 624 c790 (Link to this contribution)
Those discussions take place regularly in all the forums in which we are represented. More often ...; Stuart C McDonald | 624 c790 (Link to this contribution)
The appalling treatment that LGBT people face in some countries makes it all the more important t...; Alan Duncan | 624 c790 (Link to this contribution)
I undertake to convey the comments of the hon. Gentleman, and indeed this entire exchange, to the...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 624 c790 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.; John Bercow | 624 c790 (Link to this contribution)
Points of order should really be raised after the business question. Does it relate to the urgent...
Subjects: Detainees Human rights Torture Chechnya LGBT+ people
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Persecution and Detention of LGBT Citizens: Chechnya

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