Tigray: Armed Conflict

(asked on 1st November 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) veracity and (b) implications of reports that Iranian-supplied drones have been used to bomb civilians in the Tigray.


Answered by
Andrew Mitchell Portrait
Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
This question was answered on 9th November 2022

The indiscriminate targeting of civilians, no matter the weapon used, is against international law. We advocate for responsible arms exports which comply with international obligations, including International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law.

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