§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received from Her Majesty's ambassador in China about the treatment of pro-democracy demonstrators detained in prison.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydHer Majesty's embassy in Peking reports regularly on all aspects of China's domestic politics including the detention and the recent trials of those involved in the 1989 demonstrations. We and our European partners have expressed our concern to the Chinese Government over the fate of the detainees on a number of occasions.
§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received from Her Majesty's ambassador in the Soviet Union about human rights abuses involving people of Latvian and Lithuanian origin; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe receive regular reports from Her Majesty's embassy in Moscow about all aspects of the Baltic states, including matters affecting the civil and political rights of the Baltic peoples. On behalf of the Twelve, the Luxembourg presidency has invoked the CDH—conference sur la dimension humaine—mechanism, which enables CSCE countries to raise cases of human rights abuses with other member states.
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§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received from Her Majesty's ambassador in Chile about human rights abuses in that country.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesWe have had no reports of human rights abuses since the inauguration of the democratically-elected Government of President Aylwin, which is committed to upholding human rights. It has established a commission to investigate past abuses, released most political prisoners, and changed the law to permit the release of others.