Written question asked by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Monday, 25 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 April 2016 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 28 April 2016. A substantive answer was provided by Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) on Friday, 29 April 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Middle East: Crimes against Humanity
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 20 April 2016, Official Report, column 995, whether any UN Security Council member has blocked an initiative to refer the perpetrators of suspected genocide and war crimes by Daesh in Syria and Iraq to the International Criminal Court.
- Answer
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When efforts were made by the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court in 2014, it was vetoed by Russia and China.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 35348
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Armed conflict Iraq Genocide War crimes Syria Islamic State
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