EU-Iran Human Rights Dialogue (Hansard, 13 January 2003)

HL Deb 13 January 2003 vol 643 c9WA 9WA

§ Lord Avebury
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What subjects were on the agenda of the European Union-Iran human rights dialogue, held in Tehran on 16–17 December, and in particular, whether the European Union representatives expressed any opinion about the holding of public executions. [HL788]

§ Baroness Amos
The two main themes for discussions were torture and discrimination (the latter covered women, minorities, racial discrimination and xenophobia). The EU troika handed over a list of individual cases in Iran to which it attached particular importance and about which it sought information. The EU also expressed its concern at public executions and other severe punishments.