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1715026

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date	30/04/2024
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for a Minister from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to meet Hazara representatives to discuss the continuing violence and persecution facing their community in Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials engage regularly with a range of Afghans, including Hazaras. The Government is monitoring closely attacks against Hazaras in Afghanistan, including by Daesh (Islamic State Khorasan Province), and in December I [Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon] publicly condemned them. I have also raised attacks against Hazaras with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/05/2024 16:36:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1715027

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Afghanistan 2023 Human Rights Report by the United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, published on 23 April, in particular with regard to the targeting of Hazara community members by ISIS-K.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the State Department's Afghanistan 2023 Human Rights Report, which sheds further light on appalling human rights abuses in Afghanistan. We are monitoring closely attacks against Hazaras in Afghanistan, including by Daesh (Islamic State Khorasan Province), and in December I [Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon] publicly condemned them. I have also raised attacks against Hazaras with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/05/2024 16:37:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1715029

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 10 January (HC Deb col 133WH) that in Afghanistan "minority groups such as the Hazara people face discrimination and attacks”, what action they are taking in this regard.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>We continue to monitor and document discrimination and abuses against Hazaras, both through the UN and other institutions, and through our own programme work. Officials from the UK Mission to Afghanistan regularly press Taliban acting ministers and Afghan officials to protect religious and ethnic minorities, including Shia Muslims and Hazara communities. In December, I [Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon] raised attacks against Hazaras with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/05/2024 16:35:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1693976

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of human rights in Afghanistan, published on 29 February 2024, and his findings of specific targeting of the Hazara community in Afghanistan, including at least seven attacks carried out against Shia Muslims of Hazara ethnicity between September 2023 and January 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government notes the UN Special Rapporteur's latest report and its recommendations. The Government works closely with the international community, including the G7, G20 and through the UN, to promote and protect the human rights of all Afghans, and to coordinate a consistent international response. In December, I [Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon] raised recent attacks against Hazaras with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2024 17:11:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1693977

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Hazara Inquiry's recommendation to bring proceedings against Afghanistan for its violations of the Genocide Convention with regard to the Hazara in Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Inquiry's report has done much to raise awareness of the situation of Hazaras in Afghanistan. FCDO officials have noted the report's recommendations and will continue to closely monitor the situation of Hazaras in Afghanistan. In line with the report's recommendations, we are documenting discrimination and abuses against Hazaras, both through the UN and other institutions, and through our own programme work.</p><p>More broadly, officials from the UK Mission to Afghanistan regularly press Taliban acting ministers and Afghan officials to protect religious and ethnic minorities, including Shia Muslims and Hazara communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2024 17:19:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1580931

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the targeting of Hazara Muslims in Afghanistan and the risk of possible genocide.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>FCDO officials regularly press the Taliban to protect religious and ethnic minorities. We are working with international partners to ensure credible monitoring to hold to account those responsible for human rights abuses. On 7 October 2022, we co-sponsored a Human Rights Council resolution to extend the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate. His latest report to the Human Rights Council included an assessment of the situation for Hazara communities. FCDO ministers and officials regularly engage with Hazara representatives who provide vital insight on the situation. Most recently, on 8 December 2022, I [Lord Ahmad] met with representatives from Hazara community groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/02/2023 17:00:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1504814

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the report by the Hazara Inquiry The Situation of the Hazaras in Afghanistan, published on 3 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>We are carefully reviewing the findings of the Hazara Inquiry. We fully recognize that Hazaras have long faced attacks and discrimination from the Taliban, Daesh Khorasan Province and other groups. We regularly press the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans and to protect the Hazara community from terrorist attacks.</p><p>We are working closely with international partners, including through multilateral fora, to ensure there are credible monitoring mechanisms in place and to hold those responsible for human rights abuses to account. In March 2022, we worked through the UN Security Council to strengthen human rights monitoring in the UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan mandate (UNAMA). We also supported a UN Human Rights Council resolution that led to the appointment of Richard Bennett as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan on 1 April 2022. I met the Special Rapporteur on 9 August ahead of his report to the Human Rights Council on 12 September. We will continue to regularly engage with Hazara representatives, who provide vital insight into and advise on the situation in Afghanistan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL2059 HL2060 question first answered 29/09/2022 11:45:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1504816

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Hazara Inquiry The Situation of the Hazara in Afghanistan, published on 3 September, which found that this religious and ethnic minority are at serious risk of genocide at the hands of both the Taliban and the Islamic State–Khorasan Province.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>We are carefully reviewing the findings of the Hazara Inquiry. We fully recognize that Hazaras have long faced attacks and discrimination from the Taliban, Daesh Khorasan Province and other groups. We regularly press the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans and to protect the Hazara community from terrorist attacks.</p><p>We are working closely with international partners, including through multilateral fora, to ensure there are credible monitoring mechanisms in place and to hold those responsible for human rights abuses to account. In March 2022, we worked through the UN Security Council to strengthen human rights monitoring in the UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan mandate (UNAMA). We also supported a UN Human Rights Council resolution that led to the appointment of Richard Bennett as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan on 1 April 2022. I met the Special Rapporteur on 9 August ahead of his report to the Human Rights Council on 12 September. We will continue to regularly engage with Hazara representatives, who provide vital insight into and advise on the situation in Afghanistan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL2058 HL2060 question first answered 29/09/2022 11:45:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1504817

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion of the report by the Hazara Inquiry The Situation of the Hazara in Afghanistan, published on 3 September, that under the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the Genocide Convention) and customary international law, it is the responsibility of all signatory states to protect the Hazara and prevent a possible genocide; and what steps they are taking to comply with these duties.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>We are carefully reviewing the findings of the Hazara Inquiry. We fully recognize that Hazaras have long faced attacks and discrimination from the Taliban, Daesh Khorasan Province and other groups. We regularly press the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans and to protect the Hazara community from terrorist attacks.</p><p>We are working closely with international partners, including through multilateral fora, to ensure there are credible monitoring mechanisms in place and to hold those responsible for human rights abuses to account. In March 2022, we worked through the UN Security Council to strengthen human rights monitoring in the UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan mandate (UNAMA). We also supported a UN Human Rights Council resolution that led to the appointment of Richard Bennett as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan on 1 April 2022. I met the Special Rapporteur on 9 August ahead of his report to the Human Rights Council on 12 September. We will continue to regularly engage with Hazara representatives, who provide vital insight into and advise on the situation in Afghanistan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL2058 HL2059 question first answered 29/09/2022 11:45:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool