Dec. 09 2022
Source Page: Human Rights and Democracy Report 2021Found: As the people of Ukraine face Russia’s rockets, the people of Russia and Belarus face a barrage of attacks
Mentions:
1: Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (CON - Life peer) With the Yazidi spiritual council, which is headed by the prince himself, we have tied ourselves to another - Speech Link
2: Baroness Stroud (CON - Life peer) It seems extraordinary that, whether you are a victim of the Yazidi genocide or of state oppression in - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jeremy Corbyn (IND - Islington North) That is life for some people. - Speech Link
2: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) As the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the Yazidis, I speak frequently to the Yazidi community—yet - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) How is it that eight years after Daesh launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidis, with 2,763 Yazidi - Speech Link
2: Fleur Anderson (LAB - Putney) I just assumed that it was, I think as part of the post-war agreement of people. - Speech Link
3: Rachel Maclean (CON - Redditch) , no one would do it and people would not change. - Speech Link
4: James Daly (CON - Bury North) If they contact the police, people need to be charged, held to account and sent to prison. - Speech Link
Nov. 28 2022
Source Page: Platform for action promoting rights and wellbeing of children born of conflict-related sexual violenceFound: OVERVIEW Sexual violence is too often a reality for all people living in conflict zones around the
Nov. 28 2022
Source Page: Platform for action promoting rights and wellbeing of children born of conflict-related sexual violenceFound: OVERVIEW Sexual violence is too often a reality for all people living in conflict zones around the
Nov. 28 2022
Source Page: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative strategyFound: The overall intended impact is that women, men, girls, boys, and people of diverse sexual orientation
Nov. 28 2022
Source Page: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative strategyFound: The overall intended impact is that women, men, girls, boys, and people of diverse sexual orientation
Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Yazidis, I personally experienced the “Nobody’s Listening” VR on the Yazidi - Speech Link
2: Lord Shinkwin (CON - Life peer) In fact, I am confident that we would once again let the Jewish people down. - Speech Link
3: Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB - Life peer) I know of the incredible suffering of the Jewish people. - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) I remember going to Mosul as it was liberated from Daesh and meeting the Yazidi survivors of ethnic cleansing - Speech Link
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Yazidi Justice Committee State Responsibility and the Genocide of the Yazidis, published on 6 July; and in particular, the conclusion that Syria failed in its obligation to (1) prevent, and (2) punish, genocides against the Yazidis; and what steps they are taking to hold Syria to account.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We note the findings from the Yazidi Justice Committee report. The UK is supporting the Government of Iraq to take the necessary actions to secure justice for the Yazidi people and many other victims of Daesh's crimes. We regularly emphasise the need for dialogue and cooperation between Turkey and Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, to combat terrorism, ensure regional security, and protect civilians including religious and ethnic minorities.
We will continue to use our position at the UN, including as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and our leadership of the regular Syria resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council to draw international attention to the ongoing human rights violations and abuses in Syria, to raise situations of concern and to deploy all appropriate tools available to the UN in dealing with potential mass atrocities. Our focus is always on securing an end to violence, protecting civilians and calling for accountability.