Bahrain

(asked on 14th January 2015) - View Source
Questioner
Ann Clwyd Portrait
Ann Clwyd
(Labour - Cynon Valley)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other assistance his Department is providing to the Bahraini government for (i) security sector and prison reform, (ii) judicial independence and rule of law and (iii) good governance and related matters.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood Portrait
Tobias Ellwood
This question was answered on 21st January 2015
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will have provided in the region of £1.2 million worth of support to Bahrain's reform programme this financial year. Our reform assistance is focused on strengthening human rights and the rule of law. As part of this we have funded work with the Ministry of the Interior’s Ombudsman’s Office on several priority areas. This includes sharing UK best practice on complaints procedures, investigation reports and the role of prison inspection, as well as youth justice and court administration. We have also provided capacity building support to key institutions.
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