Zimbabwe: Asylum Seekers Debate

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Baroness Lister of Burtersett

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Zimbabwe: Asylum Seekers

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EU Withdrawal
Wednesday 13th February 2019

(5 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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I am aware that FCO guidance advises UK nationals if it is not a good idea to visit somewhere, particularly if there are areas of civil unrest. However, civil unrest, in and of itself, is not a reason to grant an asylum claim.

Baroness Lister of Burtersett Portrait Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
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My Lords, given that the Minister accepts there are serious human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, what steps does her department take in individual cases to ensure that people will not be subjected to those abuses if they are returned to the country? Lawyers quoted in the Guardian today are very worried that they will be.

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