PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Bahrain: Political Prisoners (25 April 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Government of Bahrain on the denial of family visitations to political prisoners in Jau prison; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)

The Government monitors events in Bahrain closely. Where we have concerns on specific issues, including prison conditions, we raise these with the Bahraini authorities. We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies. We encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.

Answered by:
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
2 May 2018