Will UK support Lithuania’s referral of the Belarus dictatorship to the International Criminal Court? Government says it “is giving due consideration to the referral. We are working closely with Lithuania and other international partners to hold the Belarusian authorities to account for the appalling ongoing human rights crackdown in that country.”
Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL1484):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to Lithuania’s referral of Belarus to the International Criminal Court, and whether they support the referral. (HL1484)
Tabled on: 10 October 2024
Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:
We are aware that on 30 September Lithuania referred the Belarusian authorities to the International Criminal Court. The UK Government is giving due consideration to the referral. We are working closely with Lithuania and other international partners to hold the Belarusian authorities to account for the appalling ongoing human rights crackdown in that country. We remain committed to wider accountability measures, including through funding the International Accountability Platform for Belarus which collects and preserves evidence of crimes committed by the Belarusian regime.
Date and time of answer: 23 Oct 2024 at 17:39.
Karim Khan KC – Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
