Question follow-through · 9858
Azerbaijan: Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the arbitrary detention of prisoners in Azerbaijan.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 23 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the arbitrary detention of prisoners in Azerbaijan.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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23 Oct 2024
Answer published
The UK remains concerned at the increased number of detentions of independent journalists, human rights defenders and civil society representatives over the last year, and we continue to urge Azerbaijan to improve human rights protections for all its citi...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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