The Joint Committee on Human Rights has this week begun an Inquiry into whether the UK fulfils its obligations under the Genocide Convention.
Wednesday 18 October 2023
Lord Alton’s questions to witness: Dr Ewelina Ochab, Programme Lawyer, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute
Government says as much as £100billion is laundered through and within the UK each year “scale of corruption is a significant challenge.” But also says”We have considered the idea of an International Anti-Corruption Court, including with 40 international partners in November last year, and have concluded that now is not the time to endorse a new, bespoke institution of this nature.”
Lord Sharpe of Epsom, the Home Office, has...