HC Deb 12 March 1997 vol 292 cc245-6W
32. Mr. William O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the priority that Her Majesty's diplomatic service gives to the monitoring of human rights abuses overseas. [18328]

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

We give high priority to monitoring human rights violations overseas. Promotion of respect for human rights around the world is a fundamental foreign policy objective.

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