PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Ramin Hossein Panahi (4 September 2018)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart on the death sentence imposed on Ramin Hossein Panahi.
Asked by:
Rosie Duffield (Independent)
Asked by:
Rosie Duffield (Independent)
Answer
The British Government is firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country, including Iran, especially in cases which do not meet the minimum standards defined by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. We have made this clear to Iran, both in public and in private. Most recently, I discussed human rights including the use of the death penalty when I met with my Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on 1 September.
Answered by:
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
10 September 2018
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