To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they made to the government of Sudan during the imprisonment of the human rights lawyer Tasneem El-Zaki, after she was jailed for defending rape victims; and what assessment they have made of her statement that "There’s no personal freedom in Sudan”.
Answered on
19 February 2018
The British Embassy in Khartoum engaged extensively with the Government of Sudan throughout 2017 on the case of Tasneem El-Zaki and the human rights defender Dr Mudawi Ibrahim, both of whom were pardoned and released last year. Improving the human rights situation in Sudan, including urging the Government to respect the constitutional rights of Sudanese citizens, remains a key priority of our bilateral engagement. It is crucial that the people of Sudan are permitted to exercise their right to freedom of expression, including freedom of the media and of political participation, and we continue to make this clear to the Government of Sudan.