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1347843

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Human Rights: Sanctions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have takenunder the Global Human Rights sanctions regime since 6 July 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>The Global Human Rights sanctions regime gives the UK a powerful tool to hold to account those involved in serious human rights violations or abuses. Since it was established on 6 July 2020, we have designated 72 individuals and 6 entities under this sanctions regime. The full UK Sanctions List is available on GOV.UK website (www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-sanctions-list), which provides details of those individuals and entities designated under sanctions regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act. We will continue to consider targets globally, guided by the objectives of the Global Human Rights sanctions regime and the evidence.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/07/2021 15:07:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1339658

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review, in cooperation with (1) the government of the USA, (2) the governments of Commonwealth countries, (3) the EU and its Member States, and (4) the government of Switzerland, UK (a) legislation, (b) practice, and (c) capability, to interdict (i) transfers of funds, and (ii) the movement of goods, derived from locations where there is evidence that human rights abuses have taken place.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>We work closely with our partners across the globe to tackle human rights violations and abuses. On 6 July 2020 the government introduced the Global Human Rights sanctions regime which gives powers to impose asset freezes and/or travel bans on individuals and entities involved in serious human rights violations or abuses. The rights included are: an individual's right to life; right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; and right to be free from slavery, not to be held in servitude or required to perform forced or compulsory labour. As required by Section 30 and 32 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, the Government will report annually to Parliament on all sanctions regulations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/07/2021 15:52:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1339657

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that British personnel working on (1) UN, (2) EU, and (3) African Union, (a) military, (b) humanitarian, and (c) hybrid missions, are supported in reporting (i) observations, and (ii) allegations, of human rights abuses, including the use of child labour; and what steps they take to ensure that any such reports are passed to the highest levels of the relevant international oversight bodies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>We work bilaterally to raise specific cases of concern as appropriate and take regular action on the international stage, including through the Human Rights Council to press countries to improve their record on human rights. The UK Government also has an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) policy, which provides a rigorous assessment framework to assess whether UK engagement may directly or significantly contribute to a violation of human rights or international humanitarian law, prior to any justice or security sector assistance being provided.</p><p>In UN peacekeeping, training on human rights is central to preventing violations and abuses, and should remain an essential prerequisite by field missions and at UN Headquarters level. In this regard, the UK ensures British military and police personnel deployed to the UN receive training on all core UN modules, including identifying human rights violations and abuses, actions to take if human rights abuse and violations are observed, and their duties as peacekeepers to protect and promote the rights of children.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/07/2021 15:52:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1339659

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Russia: Migration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK embassies and high commissions been tasked to report movements of personnel from ex-Soviet states to regions where economies are dependent on (1) artisanal mining, and (2) logging.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>UK Embassies and High Commissions have not been asked to monitor and report these issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/07/2021 15:11:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie