HC Deb 06 March 1998 vol 307 c821W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he is taking to raise the issue of human rights violations in Indonesia with the Indonesian authorities. [33022]

Mr. Fatchett

We regularly raise our concerns about human rights with Indonesia bilaterally and in multilateral fora. We are concerned about recent violence in Indonesia. We have urged the Indonesian authorities to act with restraint.

Mr. Faber

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 2 February 1998,Official Report, columns 543–44, on Indonesia, if he will list those hon. Members and NGOs from whom he has received representations on the question of police training in Indonesia. [33219]

Mr. Fatchett

We have received representations on police training for Indonesia from the hon. Member, my hon. Friends the Members for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd), for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Dr. Jones) and for Clydebank and Milngavie (Mr. Worthington) and the right hon. Member for Eddisbury (Sir A. Goodlad) and from NGOs. The NGOs include Tapol and the World Development Movement. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary also discussed the matter with the Indonesian NGOs in Jakarta last year.

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