| Heading: |
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences |
| Question ID: |
1783589 |
| UIN: |
HL5685 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-11 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3691 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for re-classifying sexual violence in conflict offences under international law to be prosecuted under existing torture laws. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-03 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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| Answering Member handle: |
JennyChapman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JennyChapman
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| Answer text: |
The UK Government is committed to strengthening justice for all survivors and victims of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and holding perpetrators to account. CRSV is prohibited under international humanitarian law, international human rights law a... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |