How does the Commonwealth respond to human rights concerns?
The Commonwealth funds human rights work, observes elections, and can suspend its members. Challenges include democracy and LGBT+ rights.
Documents to download
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International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2024-25 session (1MB PDF)
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Supporting documents
The paper is divided into two main sections: geographic regions – covering areas such as the Middle East and China; and themes – including areas such as defence and human rights.
The coloured panel on the left of each entry indicates in which Chamber the debate or statement took place: green for House of Commons and red for House of Lords.
In addition to this paper, the supporting Excel document can be used to sort and filter the data further, in order to focus on specific areas of interest, such as statements, debates, Chamber or subject area.
Debates and statements for the previous Parliamentary sessions were covered in the following briefing papers:
- International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2023-24 session (CBP-10039, 25 July 2024)
- International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2022-23 session (CBP-9824, 17 January 2024)
- International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2021-22 session(CBP-9251, 6 June 2022)
- International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2019-21 session(CBP-8984, 10 May 2021)
Documents to download
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International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2024-25 session (1MB PDF)
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Supporting documents
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