United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 161820
Pakistan: Blasphemy
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2 March 2021
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8 March 2021 · Answer
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8 March 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the imprisonment of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel.
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2 March 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the imprisonment of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel.
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8 March 2021
Answer
The UK government is concerned about the use of blasphemy laws, which are only compatible with international human rights law in narrow circumstances. It is our longstanding policy to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle....
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-02/161820
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1296871
- uk · wq-1296871 · source updated 8 March 2021