§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will press for an international investigation into(a) massacres and (b) human rights abuses in Algeria. [24841]
§ Mr. FatchettI pressed the Algerians to accept a visit by the UN Special Rapporteurs for Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions and for Torture during the EU Troika visit to Algiers on 19–20 January. We regret that they were not ready to agree to this.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last had discussions with the Algerian authorities about the human rights situation in Algeria. [24843]
§ Mr. FatchettWhen I visited Algiers from 19–20 January with my Austrian and Luxembourg colleagues we discussed human rights with the Foreign Minister, Mr. Attaf, and the Prime Minister, Mr. Ouyahia.