Boko Haram Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Boko Haram

Baroness Hussein-Ece Excerpts
Tuesday 27th January 2015

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire
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My Lords, I am not going to comment on operational numbers. We have a military mission there and we are also sending people in on short-term secondments to help with the training. Of course human rights is a part of this, as I mentioned.

Baroness Hussein-Ece Portrait Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD)
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My Lords, does my noble friend agree that speaking out against the horrendous Boko Haram has nothing to do with religion? We speak out against it, whether we are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu or whatever. It is an aberration that has nothing to do with any religion.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire
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My Lords, I entirely agree.