HMG says it is considering how to take forward a BBC report into its report “Beatings and Forced Abortions, Life in a North Korea Prison” which outlined multiple allegations of rape, forced abortions, and other forms of sexual assault within North Korea’s penal system and the report of Korea Future Initiative into religious persecution in North Korea.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL7669): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to hold to account the 597...

Government again says “The UK is fully committed to honouring its legal obligations under the Genocide Convention” but doesn’t admit that international legal mechanisms are a busted flush and there is no domestic route.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL131): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they undertook, if any, in response to the report by Hogan...

Despite saying that the crimes against humanity in North Korea are “without parallel” did the 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry Report into North Korea make any difference? UK says it “provides the basis for further work on a credible framework for accountability for human rights violations in the country.”

Despite saying that the crimes against humanity in North Korea are “without parallel” did the 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry Report into North Korea make any difference? UK says it “provides the basis for further work on a credible framework for accountability for human rights violations in the country.”

Despite saying that the crimes against humanity in North Korea are "without parallel" did the 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry Report into North Korea make any difference? UK says it "provides the basis for further work on a credible framework for accountability for...

Minister says “The UK has deep concerns about the appalling human rights situation” in North Korea and wants “a credible framework for accountability for human rights violations in the country.” Insists “there must be no impunity for the most serious international crimes.”

Minister says “The UK has deep concerns about the appalling human rights situation” in North Korea and wants “a credible framework for accountability for human rights violations in the country.” Insists “there must be no impunity for the most serious international crimes.”

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon,- Foreign Office Minister of State Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL13726): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask Her...

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Stop Perpetrators Getting Away With Genocide – Public Letter sent to the UK Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary on the Genocide Determination Bill 2023-24. The letter was published this morning, 17 April 2024, 06:00 am UK time. 

Stop Perpetrators Getting Away With Genocide - Public Letter sent to the UK Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary on the Genocide Determination Bill 2023-24. The letter was published this morning, 17 April 2024, 06:00 am UK time.  'First of its kind': Prominent lawyers...