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Written question asked by Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Friday, 29 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 May 2016. It was answered by James Duddridge (Conservative) on Friday, 6 May 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Sudan: Human Rights

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of human rights in Sudan in the period from 2011 to 2016 in preparation for the Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations Human Rights Council on 4 May 2016.

Answer

Sudan remains a priority country for UK engagement and we have made regular assessments of the human rights situation during this period, as set out in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s annual Human Rights and Democracy reports, available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/human-rights-and-democracy-reports.

During the Universal Periodic Review process at the UN Human Rights Council we raised a number of areas of concern including the impact of the ongoing conflicts in Darfur and the Two Areas, the immunity from prosecution provided to the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service and restrictions on freedom of religion or belief.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36153
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Human rights Sudan
Link
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