United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 70457
Hong Kong: Human Rights
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7 July 2020
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16 July 2020 · Answer
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16 July 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on people responsible for human rights violations in Hong Kong.
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7 July 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on people responsible for human rights violations in Hong Kong.
Source: Commons
16 July 2020
Answer
On 6 July, The Foreign Secretary brought into force the UK's first autonomous human rights sanctions regime, which gives the Government the power to impose sanctions on those involved in the very worst of human rights abuses around the world.As the Foreig...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-07/70457
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1221516
- uk · wq-1221516 · source updated 16 July 2020