Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Report of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia published on 19 September 2022, and pursuant to the findings in relation to the drone attack on Dedebit internally displaced persons camp on 7 January 2022, what representations she will make to (a) the government of Ethiopia in relation to accountability for that act and (b) the government of Turkey in relation to its arms export control regime.

The UK co-sponsored the resolution mandating the creation of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE). We will be strongly supporting the renewal of the Commission's mandate at the forthcoming 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council, as made clear in the statement delivered by the UK's Ambassador for Human Rights on 22 September. We are urging all parties to facilitate its investigations, for the Ethiopian Government to cooperate with the Commission, and to support the extension of its mandate at this session. The British Embassy in Ethiopia regularly raises human rights issues with the Ethiopian Government.

It is for the Turkish Government to set their own export control policy. We advocate for responsible arms exports which comply with international obligations, including International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law.