HC Deb 04 March 1999 vol 326 c880W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recommendations were made by the Human Rights Workshop in Jakarta. [74369]

Mr. Fatchett

Many concrete suggestions for follow-up action emerged from the four working groups of the Workshop (police and judiciary; women's and children's rights; human rights education, awareness and institution building; and labour rights). The two co-Chairmen of the Workshop, Marzuki Darusman of Indonesia National Human Rights Commission and Professor David Hams of the University of Nottingham, drew particular attention to a number of these recommendations in the communiqué issued at the conclusion of the Workshop.

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what follow-up action the United Kingdom Government took after the Human Rights Workshop in Jakarta. [74370]

Mr. Fatchett

We are working closely with EU partners and Indonesian human rights groups to turn the proposals generated at the Workshop into concrete projects to enhance human rights in Indonesia.

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