HKC241/2
CALL ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE BY REPRESENTATIVES OF
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, BRITISH SECTION, 22 MAY 1991
Present:
Secretary of State
Mr Gass
Mr Watt,
UND
Das Major
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Mr
MS Saunder
Mr David Bull, Director
Mr Dan Jones,
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Campaign Manager
Miss Jane Cooper,
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Parliamentary Liaison Officer
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Mr Bull paid tribute to the publication of the FCO's guidelines
on human rights, and welcomed Amnesty International's involvement in
FCO training courses and in briefing Heads of Mission before they
take up post.
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KUWAIT
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He was also glad of the FCO's endorsement of the
Amnesty International Report on Kuwait, and hoped that reports on other situations would similarly be endorsed. Rapid intervention by
HMG in situations of human rights abuse could bring valuable
results. How had the Emir of Kuwait reacted when the Secretary of
State had raised human rights? The Secretary of State pointed out that we gave the Kuwait Report a general welcome, but did not necessarily endorse every point it contained. The Emir had shown no resentment at his raising the question. The Kuwaitis had tended to explain initial abuses on grounds of the conditions immediately after liberation, and to claim that they had stopped. Speaking in confidence, the Secretary of State added that they clearly had not
stopped, despite some improvements. He was not happy about the
situation. Kuwait was clearly a case where sustained pressure was likely to produce results. The Embassy had been observing the
current trials, and would report.
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