United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 33739
Somalia and South Sudan: Capital Punishment
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11 July 2022
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15 July 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the number of executions that occurred in (a) Somalia and (b) South Sudan in 2021; and what discussions she has had with her counterparts
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11 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the number of executions that occurred in (a) Somalia and (b) South Sudan in 2021; and what discussions she has had with her counterparts
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15 July 2022
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Amnesty International published credible figures in May 2022 that suggest at least 21 executions were carried out in Somalia and 9 in South Sudan during 2021. Our longstanding policy is to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, as a matter of prin...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-11/33739
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1487902
- uk · wq-1487902 · source updated 15 July 2022