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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-06-06more like thismore than 2016-06-06
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Abortion remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of North Korea on reports of widespread rape committed by its military; and whether the UK defence attaché to North Korea will raise this issue with their counterpart. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL388 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-06-16more like thismore than 2016-06-16
answer text <p>We are aware of the disturbing reports of sexual violence within the Korean People’s Army. We consistently raise our concerns about the appalling human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) directly with the regime. In June, our Ambassador to North Korea made clear the UK’s position on human rights in a speech in Pyongyang attended by DPRK senior officials. We regularly raise North Korean human rights issues in multilateral fora such as the UN Security Council and the Human Rights Council, and will continue to do so.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-06-16T14:22:16.16Zmore like thismore than 2016-06-16T14:22:16.16Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this