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Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to pages 21-23 of the Peace Brigades International UK report entitled, The Case For Change: Why human rights defenders need a UK law on mandatory due diligence

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 29 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 3 Dec 2024
Answer: 10 Dec 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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29 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to pages 21-23 of the Peace Brigades International UK report entitled, The Case For Change: Why human rights defenders need a UK law on mandatory due diligence
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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10 Dec 2024
Answer published
The UK recognises the essential role that human rights defenders and civil society organisations play in promoting and protecting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. The UK supports voluntary due diligence approaches taken by UK businesses to re...

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