Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Fabian Hamilton (Labour). It was answered on Monday, 30 January 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Yemen
- Question
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As the Minister knows, there are serious allegations that both sides in the conflict in Yemen have broken international humanitarian law. Those claims are particularly worrying to us in this country because we now know that United Kingdom-supplied cluster munitions have been used in
Yemen. What action are the Government taking to push for a full, independent, United Nations-led investigation into the alleged violations of international law in Yemen?
- Answer
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We do not oppose calls for an international independent investigation into these incidents but, first and foremost, we want the coalition to investigate allegations of breaches of international humanitarian law attributed to those groups and for the investigations to be thorough and conclusive.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 620 c653
- Session
- 2016-17
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Armed conflict Yemen Arms trade Cluster munitions Saudi Arabia
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