Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered am ar 6 Chwefror 2025.
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee), Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Nigerian government regarding (1) violence committed by armed non-state actors and (2) bringing the perpetrators to justice, particularly in Kaduna and other central states of Nigeria.
Lord Collins of Highbury
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
UK Government officials and I regularly raise the impact of insecurity on communities across central and northern Nigeria, underlying the need to bring perpetrators to justice, with the Nigerian Government. Most recently, I raised the importance of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and resolving intercommunal conflict and tensions when I met with the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nigeria in January. Through our UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership, we also engage with Nigerian security actors to address complex issues including the timely, effective and human rights-compliant investigation of, and prosecutions for, terrorism crimes.
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