§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the human rights situation in the Ivory Coast;270W and if he will publish the representations made to the Government of the Ivory Coast.
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 6 March 1995]: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to his question of 10 January, column 59.
Code d'Ivoire is a multi-party democracy with functioning human rights institutions. The Ivorian authorities are well aware of the importance attached internationally to full respect for human rights.