Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 25 February 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that all military forces active in Mali act in accordance with UNSC Resolution 2085.
Britain supported UN Security-Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2085 which states that any support to Mali should be consistent with international humanitarian, human rights law and refugee law. UNSCR 2085 requests the UN Secretary-General to ensure the relevant capacity within the UN presence in Mali to observe adherence to these laws with regards to military operations and include in his regular reports to the Security Council any violations.
It is important that access throughout Mali is ensured for UN human rights monitors. A team of four human rights officials, pursuant to UNSCR 2085. forms part of the new UN Office in Mali which began deploying in January.
Training on human rights and international humanitarian law training—including the protection of civilians—will be an integral part of the EU Training Mission and any training provided by Britain. We have also offered a team of experts to the EU Training Mission to provide advice on preventing and responding to sexual violence.
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