Question follow-through · 64995

Syria: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Syrian counterpart on ensuring that survivors of Syria’s detention systems have access to (a) justice, (b) reparations and (c) reha

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 4 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 8 Jul 2025
Answer: 29 Jul 2025 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Syrian counterpart on ensuring that survivors of Syria’s detention systems have access to (a) justice, (b) reparations and (c) reha
8 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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29 Jul 2025
Answer published
The UK has long condemned the gross human rights violations committed by the Assad regime, including those in Syria's detention systems. We support the Syrian Government in establishing Syrian-led processes, such as the National Commissions on Transitiona...

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