To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government
of Iraq about the prosecution of ISIS operatives responsible for the murder, enslavement,
deportation, forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, abduction, exploitation, abuse,
rape, forced marriage, and enforced disappearance of Yazidis, Christians and other
religious minorities in Iraq; and how many prosecutions have taken place.
<p>We regularly urge the Government of Iraq, at both official and ministerial levels,
to uphold the freedoms and rights of all minorities across Iraq. We are working with
the Government of Iraq to ensure that members of Daesh are held to account for their
appalling crimes. The Prime Minister underlined this message with former Prime Minister
Abadi during her visit to Iraq in November 2017, and both the Minister for the Middle
East and North Africa and I reiterated it during our visits in March and April 2018
respectively. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa also raised the need
to protect minority communities with the new Iraqi Foreign Minister during a phone
call on 14 November.</p><p>The UN Investigative Team (established under UN Security
Council Resolution 2379) has deployed to Iraq to begin gathering evidence. The UK
has committed £1 million to the establishment of this team. It will gather evidence
of Daesh crimes, including those against the Yezidi, Christian and other minority
communities; it aims to help secure justice for all Daesh's victims, regardless of
their religion or belief.</p><p>The British Government does not publish details of
prosecutions carried out by other governments.</p>
