United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 94454
China: Uyghurs
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23 September 2020
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to impose sanctions on the people responsible for human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
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23 September 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to impose sanctions on the people responsible for human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
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29 September 2020
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On 6 July, the UK Government established the Global Human Rights ('Magnitsky') sanctions regime by laying regulations in Parliament. This sanctions regime enables the UK to hold to account those involved in serious human rights violations or abuses. It is...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-23/94454
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1237055
- uk · wq-1237055 · source updated 29 September 2020