PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Saudi Arabia (16 January 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the compliance with international law of the conviction and sentencing of Raif Badawi.
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Answer
We are seriously concerned by Raif Badawi’s case. The UK condemns the use of cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment in all circumstances. We have raised the case of Raif Badawi at a senior level with the Saudi authorities.
Answered by:
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
21 January 2015
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