§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what official representations have been made by Her Majesty's Government to the Malawian Government about the increased human rights abuses perpetrated by the authorities in Malawi; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydTogether with EC partners, we have made four démarches to the Malawi Government in recent months. Our démarches addressed both individual cases and Malawi's human rights record in general.
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§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the number of political prisoners about which Her Majesty's Government had made representations over the last two years to the Government of Malawi.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe have on numerous occasions made representations on behalf of all political prisoners and detainees in Malawi both bilaterally and together with our EC partners. We have also raised the cases of the following individuals: Orton and Vera Chirwa, Dr. Jack Mapanje, Smon Mhane and Chakufwa Chihana. Dr. Mapanje and Mr. Mhane have since been released.