HC Deb 14 December 1994 vol 251 c707W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received regarding human rights violations in East Timor and other part of Indonesia; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Goodlad

We have received many representations from non-governmental organisations and individual correspondents. We make our human rights concerns clear to the Indonesian Government, bilaterally and with our European Union partners.

Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to make representations to the Government of Indonesia about their actions in East Timor and human rights in Papua.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

In our contacts with the Indonesian authorities, we and our European Union partners regularly raise our concerns about the situation in East Timor and, more generally, the human rights situation in Indonesia, including, whenever appropriate, the province of Irian Jaya.