PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Afghanistan: Hazara (23 January 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on the treatment of the Hazara community in Afghanistan.

Asked by:
Rosie Duffield (Independent)

Answer

The UK works closely with the international community, including the G7, G20 and through the UN, to protect the human rights of all of Afghanistan's people and to coordinate a consistent international response. In December, the Minister for South Asia and Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, raised recent attacks on Hazaras with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.


Answered by:
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative)
31 January 2024

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