Written question asked by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 July 2010. It was answered by Jeremy Browne (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 19 July 2010 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Guatemala: Human Rights

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department plans to take to ensure fulfilment of the provisions of the UN resolution A/HRC/14/L.19 on enforced or involuntary disappearances, with particular reference to Guatemala.

Answer: The UK fully supports the need to protect all people from enforced disappearance and welcomes the adoption of the UN resolution, which was co-sponsored by Guatemala.Human rights is a key priority for our embassy in Guatemala City. We strongly support the work of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, which works to assist Guatemala investigate violent criminal organisations believed to be responsible for widespread crime and paralysis of the country's judicial system. The UK has funded a number of projects in this area, including with the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation, which brings forensic science to the task of identifying the remains of people who disappeared during the internal armed conflict.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 7808; 514 c56W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2011-0543
Monday, 28 March 2011
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects: Human rights Guatemala
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