Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 32756
Crimes against Humanity
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat — Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of designating gender apartheid as a crime against humanity under international law.
Answer
Anneliese DoddsThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is aware of calls for the inclusion of a new crime of gender apartheid in the draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention. We are assessing the merits and risks of such an approach by engaging closely with civ...
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