Question follow-through · 53826
Morocco: Western Sahara
To ask the Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the transfer of Moroccan citizens into occupied Western Sahara is a breach of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 21 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 12 Jun 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the transfer of Moroccan citizens into occupied Western Sahara is a breach of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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12 Jun 2025
Answer published
The UK is committed to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide, including in Morocco and Western Sahara, and consistently urges all states to uphold international law and international human rights standards. We regularly make this clear to...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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