Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL694):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to raise the issue of access to Eritrea for the UN Special Rapporteur at the UN Human Rights Council; whether this issue has been raised by the British Ambassador to Eritrea; and if so, what response they received. (HL694)
Tabled on: 07 June 2021
Answer:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:
We are concerned and disappointed that the UN Special Rapporteur continues to be denied access to Eritrea. We have raised this issue at the UN Human Rights Council and directly with the Government of Eritrea, and will continue to press for the Special Rapporteur to be given the access that they need.
Date and time of answer: 21 Jun 2021 at 12:13.
