§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to co-ordinate action with other countries of the European Community in order to ascertain the fate of Community citzens and nationals who disappeared in Argentina after the military coup in April 1976, following their arrest by the security forces, in order to establish whether they are alive or dead.
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§ Mr. OnslowThe European Community Governments concerned have made frequent bilateral representations to the Argentine Government about their missing nationals. The Ten have frequently discussed and have taken a consistent stand against violations of human rights of this kind. Regular discussion of these tragic disappearances takes place at the annual meetings of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which receives annually the report of the United Nations working group of independent experts investigating individual cases. We consider that this approach at present offers the best hope of progress.