HL Deb 21 November 2000 vol 619 c68WA
Lord Alton of Liverpool

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In light of the recent decision by the United Nations Security Council to set up a court to try those accused of war crimes in Sierra Leone, whether the Government will urge that similar action is taken with regard to war crimes committed in Burma. [HL4588]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The Special Court in Sierra Leone is being set up with the co-operation and support of the Government of Sierra Leone and consensus among Security Council members. Similar circumstances do not apply in the case of Burma.