Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 July 2002. It was answered by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour) on Monday, 22 July 2002.

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Question: Whether they will seek to ensure that the United Nations Mission in Kosovo and KFOR and their personnel are required by law to comply with the international human rights standards prescribed by the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in discharging their functions in Kosovo, and that there are effective legal remedies for breaches of those standards; and what legal remedies are available for victims of abuses of the international human rights standards prescribed by the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo and KFOR and their personnel arising in connection with the discharge of their functions in Kosovo. [HL 4602] [HL 4603].

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