Question follow-through · 8830
Azerbaijan: Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a request to his Azerbaijani counterpart for a UK delegation to visit the 23 Armenian prisoners being held by Azerbaijan in order to (a) verify their conditio
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 23 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a request to his Azerbaijani counterpart for a UK delegation to visit the 23 Armenian prisoners being held by Azerbaijan in order to (a) verify their conditio
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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23 Oct 2024
Answer published
The UK has consistently urged the Azerbaijani authorities, including ahead of COP29, to ensure that those in detention are afforded a fair trial and are provided safe conditions, in accordance with Azerbaijan's international obligations and commitments. W...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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