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Western Sahara: Civil Liberties

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to her Moroccan counterpart on the restrictions on Saharawis’ rights to freedom of (a) expression, (b) association and (c) peaceful assembly.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 8 Sept 2025
Target answer date: 10 Sept 2025
Answer: 3 Oct 2025 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

8 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to her Moroccan counterpart on the restrictions on Saharawis’ rights to freedom of (a) expression, (b) association and (c) peaceful assembly.
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Oct 2025
Answer published
The UK Government consistently urges all states to uphold international law, and we continue to encourage constructive engagement with the political process regarding Western Sahara. We have supported language in relevant UN Security Council Resolutions t...

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