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Lords Chamber
Defence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report) - Fri 30 Jun 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) trained on government buildings, including army barracks, Sandringham and even MI6; from intimidation, threats - Speech Link

Select Committee
English Collective of Prostitutes
 HUM0067 - Human Trafficking

Written Evidence Jun. 22 2023

Inquiry: Human Trafficking
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Home Affairs Committee (Department: Home Office)

Found: must be made between trafficking and modern slavery, (the movement of people by means of force, threats

Lords Chamber
Online Safety Bill
Committee stage: Part 2 - Thu 22 Jun 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Historically, we understood the distinction between physical threats and violence as distinct from speech - Speech Link

Written Question
Afghanistan: LGBT+ People
Thursday 22nd June 2023

Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the treatment of LGBT+ people in Afghanistan by (a) the Taliban Government, (b) religious authorities and (c) Afghan society since August 2021.

Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)

The FCDO continues to monitor the human rights situation in Afghanistan closely, including the situation of the LGBT+ community. On 7 October 2022, we co-sponsored a Human Rights Council resolution to extend the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate to monitor human rights in Afghanistan. As the UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett has since reported, LGBT+ people face discrimination, threats and violence in Afghanistan. FCDO officials continue to call on the Taliban to protect all minority communities.

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Home Office

Apr. 05 2023

Source Page: Controlling or coercive behaviour: statutory guidance framework
Document: Controlling or coercive behaviour: statutory guidance framework (PDF)

Found: Others are explored in additional detail in the rest of this Annex : • Risk of escalation of abuse, threats

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Ministry of Justice

Mar. 30 2023

Source Page: Escalation in the severity of offending behaviour
Document: Escalation in the severity of offending behaviour (PDF)

Found: One study indicates that coercive control is a strong predictor of IPH, compared with threats and violence

Commons Chamber
Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: 25th Anniversary - Thu 30 Mar 2023
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: Grahame Morris (LAB - Easington) and civil society to work in collaboration to ensure that journalists in the UK can operate free from threats - Speech Link

Select Committee
Anglia Ruskin University, and Anglia Ruskin University
 PA0030 - Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Written Evidence Mar. 28 2023

Committee: None

Found: in some cases, drugs are often used as bribes and once a young person is involved, intimidation, threats

Deposited Papers
Ministry of Defence

Mar. 15 2023

Source Page: Letter dated 08/03/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Baroness Coussins regarding an issue raised during a question on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme: whether cases of Afghan interpreters eligible but unprocessed under the ACRS or Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) can be fast tracked. 2p.
Document: Letter_from_Baroness_Goldie_to_Baroness_Coussins.pdf (PDF)

Found: whom the UK owes an incalculable debt of gratitude, and who remain extremely vulnerable to Taliban threats

Select Committee
Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary relating to the annual FCDO update on media freedom, dated 28/02/2023

Correspondence Mar. 14 2023

Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: Myanmar to strengthen their capacity to prevent or respond to legal challenges and specific risks, threats