To ask His Majesty's Government, following the answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 25 February (HL Deb col 1578), what actions have they taken to hold those responsible for crimes against humanity to account, in relation to the execution of Christians by Islamic State in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Answered on
12 May 2025
We are alarmed and saddened by the attacks by IS-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including the reported attack on 25 February in Lubero in North Kivu. We continue to monitor the situation. We have raised the actions of the ADF in the UN repeatedly and have sanctioned ADF through the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act. The UK continues to remind all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law and make clear that all those who have committed human rights violations and abuses must be held accountable. We work with multilateral bodies, including the UN, to promote and protect human rights in DRC. Our Ambassador in Kinshasa and UK Ministers regularly raise these issues with the government of DRC.