Written question asked by Lord Tyrie (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 June 2005. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 June 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Iraq/Afghanistan (Human Rights)

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the 2005 Annual Human Rights report will (a) set out the steps which the UK have taken to ensure that human rights are respected by military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan and (b) include a discussion of human rights violations alleged to have been committed by the UK.

Answer

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Annual Report on Human Rights 2005 is currently being edited and is due for publication as a Command Paper next month. It contains sections on Iraq and Afghanistan, including human rights, security forces and allegations of abuse.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

435 c1479W; 7922

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan