HMG says it is considering how to take forward a BBC report into its report “Beatings and Forced Abortions, Life in a North Korea Prison” which outlined multiple allegations of rape, forced abortions, and other forms of sexual assault within North Korea’s penal system and the report of Korea Future Initiative into religious persecution in North Korea.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL7669): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to hold to account the 597...

Government again says “The UK is fully committed to honouring its legal obligations under the Genocide Convention” but doesn’t admit that international legal mechanisms are a busted flush and there is no domestic route.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL131): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they undertook, if any, in response to the report by Hogan...

Despite saying that the crimes against humanity in North Korea are “without parallel” did the 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry Report into North Korea make any difference? UK says it “provides the basis for further work on a credible framework for accountability for human rights violations in the country.”

Despite saying that the crimes against humanity in North Korea are “without parallel” did the 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry Report into North Korea make any difference? UK says it “provides the basis for further work on a credible framework for accountability for human rights violations in the country.”

Despite saying that the crimes against humanity in North Korea are "without parallel" did the 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry Report into North Korea make any difference? UK says it "provides the basis for further work on a credible framework for accountability for...

Minister says “The UK has deep concerns about the appalling human rights situation” in North Korea and wants “a credible framework for accountability for human rights violations in the country.” Insists “there must be no impunity for the most serious international crimes.”

Minister says “The UK has deep concerns about the appalling human rights situation” in North Korea and wants “a credible framework for accountability for human rights violations in the country.” Insists “there must be no impunity for the most serious international crimes.”

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon,- Foreign Office Minister of State Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL13726): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask Her...

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Questions on the warning by Médecins Sans Frontières of a critical vaccine shortage in Darfur; prediction by UNICEF’s that 700,000 Sudanese children will suffer severe malnutrition; UNICEF’s report that the 2023–24 El Niño phenomenon has led to the closure of schools in South Sudan; and the effect of the prolonged heatwave and drought on eastern and southern Africa.

Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3650): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the warning by...

Despite the suppression of the rights of girls and women in Afghanistan the Government admits it “has not introduced any Global Human Rights sanctions against the Taliban since they took power in 2021.” Parliament needs to assert oversight of the random and opaque process of Magnitsky Sanctions.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3308): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government how many Taliban leaders they have...

Hikvision and Surveillance Cameras – “a timeline for the removal of surveillance equipment supplied by companies subject to the National Intelligence Law of China from sensitive sites..is due to be published by 26 April….We encourage all organisations to follow NCSC supply chain security guidance when selecting a technology supplier.”

Baroness Neville-Rolfe, the Cabinet Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3549): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of the removal of Hikvision cameras from...