§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What further replies have been received from the Algerian government to inquiries about individual human rights cases raised by the United Kingdom and other European Union Member States through the European Union, as reported in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's annual reports for 1999 and 2000. [HL974]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalWe have received a limited response from the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to some of the cases raised by the UK. We will continue to press the Algerian authorities, via the EU Presidency, for a full reponse to the cases raised by the UK.
§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they intend to co-sponsor a Resolution on the human rights situation in Algeria at the forthcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. [HL975]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalWe are discussing the forthcoming session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) with EU partners. At present there are no plans to table an EU resolution on Algeria. However, the EU is considering inclusion of Algeria in its statement on violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world.