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Government told to ‘get its own house in order’ as it hosts summit on survivors of sexual violence in conflict
Amnesty highlights hypocrisy of Britain hosting event while government pushes the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, which aims to prohibit criminal investigations, including of sexual offences
Representatives from Relatives for Justice, whose loved ones were murdered during the Troubles, protest outside Downing Street, Westminster, against the British government's introduction of controversial legacy legislation as the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill receives its second reading in the House of Commons, in May 2022

THE government must address its own damaging actions against survivors of sexual violence in conflict before it can credibly lead an international summit on the subject, Amnesty International has said. 

The international human rights organisation has accused the government of hypocrisy for hosting the International Ministerial Conference on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict in London on November 28 and 29. The event marks 10 years since the initiative was launched.

Amnesty accused the British government of neglecting the rights of survivors at home despite claiming to be a leader on preventing sexual violence in conflict globally. 

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