HC Deb 15 January 1997 vol 288 c300W
32. Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken in the United Nations to address the situation of Iraqi citizens held hostage by the Government of President Saddam Hussein. [9264]

Mr. Hanley

We remain concerned about Iraqis detained in Iraq without trial. The UN Special Rapporteur, to whom Iraq denies access, has recorded the appalling human rights abuses of the Iraqi regime, including the absence of law. At the United Nations we regularly condemn Iraq's human rights record and will continue to do so.