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Ethnic Cleansing

Volume 609: debated on Monday 7 February 2000

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asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their definition of "ethnic cleansing". [HL702]

There is no legal definition of "ethnic cleansing". Her Majesty's Government have vigorously condemned in the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere policies and actions aimed at forcibly driving an ethnic group from a particular region.