Asked by: Baroness Helic (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by UN experts on 19 February of “credible allegations of egregious human rights violations” against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank by Israel Defence Forces; and whether they have offered practical support for investigating these alleged crimes, and for caring for survivors and witnesses.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK condemns human rights abuses and sexual violence unequivocally and without exception. As I [Lord Ahmad] said to the UN Security Council during the 11 March debate following the release of Special Representative Pramila Patten's report, it is vital that all reports of sexual violence are fully investigated to ensure justice for all victims and survivors and perpetrators are held to account.
The FCDO continues to closely monitor the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and stands ready to further utilise our Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) expertise and tools to ensure victims and survivors of CRSV, both Israeli and Palestinian, receive the holistic and survivor-centred support they need.
Through our PSVI programmes and dedicated funding totalling £60 million since 2012, we are leading work internationally to prevent conflict-related sexual violence and strengthen justice and support for all survivors.
Mar. 18 2024
Source Page: Year of targeted action to better protect womenFound: Year of targeted action to better protect women
Asked by: McArthur, Liam (Scottish Liberal Democrats - Orkney Islands)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people are currently housed in the prison estate, broken down by the category of offence for which they have been charged or convicted.
Answered by Constance, Angela - Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
On the morning of Monday 6th May 2024 there were 192 people under the age of 21 held in the prison estate. This population is broken down by index offence group in the following table.
Where individuals in custody are accused or convicted of multiple offences, these are summarised by index offence. This is the offence for which they have received the longest sentence or, where they are on remand, which would on average receive the longest sentence. Some offences cannot be classified in this way because the charges originate in other jurisdictions or because the data required was not available at the time the snapshot was taken.
Index Offence Group | Total |
Group 1: Non-sexual crimes of violence | 106 |
Group 2: Sexual Crimes | 29 |
Group 3: Crimes of dishonesty | 15 |
Group 4: Damage and reckless behaviour | 3 |
Group 5: Crimes against society | 22 |
Group 6: Antisocial offences | 7 |
Group 7: Miscellaneous offences | 6 |
Other jurisdiction charge | 2 |
Could not be classified | 2 |
Jan. 25 2024
Source Page: Offender management statistics quarterly: July to September 2023Found: *Sex*Offence group2016-06Isle of WightMale09 Miscellaneous crimes against society9d Establishment*Sex
Jan. 25 2024
Source Page: Offender management statistics quarterly: July to September 2023Found: *Sex*Offence group2016-06Isle of WightMale09 Miscellaneous crimes against society9d Establishment*Sex
Mentions:
1: Sharon Hodgson (Lab - Washington and Sunderland West) in conflict receive recognition of the crimes against them, to ensure that crimes of sexual violence - Speech Link
2: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) have been subjected to horrific sexual war crimes, but we have no hope of combating this evil if we - Speech Link
3: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) Some 44 of those were for crimes involving sexual violence. - Speech Link
4: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) investigate and prosecute these crimes. - Speech Link
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to meet each of the four priorities on preventing sexual violence in conflict.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
One year on from the launch of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) strategy, we have delivered impact across each of its four objectives. We have driven global momentum, launching the International Alliance on PSVI. We have launched 'ACT for Survivors', a national-level capacity building programme promoting investigation and prosecution of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) crimes. PSVI contributions led to vital legislative changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina and a judicial macro case prosecuting CRSV crimes in Colombia. Setting a gold standard internationally, we pioneer survivor-centred approaches to decision making through our PSVI Survivor Champions and Survivor Advisory Group.
Mar. 19 2024
Source Page: UN Human Rights Council 55: Statement on the Commission of Inquiry on UkraineFound: UN Human Rights Council 55: Statement on the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
Jan. 10 2024
Source Page: Crime stats backdated: FOI releaseFound: Total 318,251 312,513 303,367 301,521 Non -sexual crimes of violence Total 65,530 66,479