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What might that gap mean in practice? Perpetrators of the grievous atrocities I have referred to are free to visit in transit through the UK, potentially for long periods of time, without any fear of prosecution by the UK authorities. They might include Putin’s henchmen, the Taliban responsible for gender and religious persecution in Afghanistan, ISIS collaborators, those responsible for conflict-related sexual violence in the DRC who have boltholes and bank accounts in the UK, or members of the Iranian security forces responsible for the execution of thousands of peaceful protesters. Little wonder then that organisations seeking justice for the victims of such crimes are so supportive of these amendments. They include Yazda, the Free Yezidi Foundation and the Centre for Civil Liberties—a Ukrainian organisation supporting victims of Russia’s crimes and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.