Written question asked by Tam Dalyell (Labour) on Monday, 27 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 March 2000. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Thursday, 30 March 2000 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the oral statement of the Minister of State of 24th March, Official Report, 346 c1292, to which brutality in relation to the Shia, the Minister was referring other than that which took place in 1991 in the Karbala area.

Answer: Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the oral statement of the Minister of State of 24 March 2000, Official Report, column 1292, to which brutality in relation to the Shia, the Minister was referring other than that which took place in 1991 in the Kerbala area. [116872] Mr. Hain: I refer my hon. Friend to the regular reports from the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iraq, particularly that of February 1999, which record the systematic assassinations, attacks and threats carried out against the Shiite leadership since 1991. The November 1999 Amnesty International report on Iraq also documents the assassinations of prominent Shia clerics over the previous 18 months. These documents are available on the UN website (www.un.org).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 347 c264W; 116872
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Crimes of violence Bombings Iraq Ethnic groups Islam Oppression Religious sects
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