British prisoners of war used as human shields in Gulf

Title

British prisoners of war used as human shields in Gulf

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

29 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:45

Description

Foreign Office minister Douglas Hogg answers press questions about British prisoners of war being held as human shields at economic and scientific sites in Iraq. He says this is a breach of the Geneva Convention. In a meeting with the Iraqi ambassador to London, Dr Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi, Hogg was unsuccessful in getting information, but says there is some benefit in having direct contact with Iraqi government.

Contributors

Douglas Hogg

Keywords

Armed forces; UK; Embassies and consulates; UN; Rights of prisoners; Diplomats; Prisoners of War; Wars (events); Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Geneva Convention

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