Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Corbett of Castle Vale (Labour). It was answered on Monday, 2 March 2009.
Iraq: Ashraf City
- Question
- My Lords, is the Minister aware of demands by the Iraqi Prime Minister and the Iraqi President, alongside the Iraqi national security adviser’s threat, that PMOI members should be removed from the base at Ashraf, which would be a direct breach of their human rights? Will he confirm—I think that he did in his Answer to the noble Baroness—that we still have a residual responsibility in this matter?
- Answer
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My Lords, let me be clear that this was a US responsibility handed over the Iraqi authorities on the basis of assurances sought and received from the Iraqis that the rights of this group would be fully respected. We have certainly gone out of our way to get confirmation from the US and indeed from the Iraqis that this is the case.
Secondary information
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 708 c505
- Session
- 2008-09
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- Supplementary
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Deportation Human rights Iraq Safety Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq
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