Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 19 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 October 2022. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 October 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Islamic State: Yazidis

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to secure justice for Yazidi child survivors of ISIS (a) sexual violence or (b) forced recruitment.

Answer: The Yazidi community has suffered immense pain and loss as a result of the abhorrent crimes inflicted by Daesh. The UK advocated strongly for the passing of the Yazidi Survivors' Law in March 2021 and continues to advocate for and fund the work of the Directorate of Yazidi Affairs, which is responsible for securing reparations and justice for survivors, including Yazidi child survivors. UK Ministers regularly raise the importance of this issue with the Government of Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) most recently by Lord Ahmad Tariq of Wimbledon to KRG Minister of Religious Affairs in July this year. The UK committed £2 million to the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh (UNITAD) and we continue to champion UNITAD's work in gathering evidence of Daesh crimes to bring perpetrators to account.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 67022
Session: 2022-23
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Children International cooperation Recruitment Sexual offences Islamic State Yazidis
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk