Written questions

Myanmar: Human Rights

Commons · Question 7766 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the human rights situation in Myanmar.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 21 Oct 2024

The UK condemns human rights abuses by the Myanmar military regime and is clear that there must be accountability for atrocities committed. The UK has provided £800,000 to the Independent Mechanism for Myanmar and established the Myanmar Witness programme...