Eswatini Debate
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Lord Flight
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(2 years, 3 months ago)
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
My Lords, the noble Lord is right to draw attention to our role as chair-in-office. We put LGBT rights at the heart of our work on human rights within the Commonwealth. I am pleased to share with him that a number of countries, particularly South Africa and Botswana, have made progressive steps on this agenda and they are engaging directly on this issue with the Eswatini Government.
Lord Flight (Con)
My Lords, this has clearly become a venal regime. How best might it be removed?
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
My Lords, democracy is one way, and all power to the people.