HL Deb 15 March 2000 vol 610 c208WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will raise issues concerning the reported killing of non-combatants, torture and rape, by Russian armed forces and police in and near Chechnya at the session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights starting on 20th March. [HL1328]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Her Majesty's Government will raise its concern about reports of human rights abuses in Chechnya at the 56th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.