Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the report by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in Sudan, published on 23 February 2024.

The UK welcomes the recent report of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation in Sudan. This report adds to the mounting credible evidence of abuses taking place in Sudan, attributed to both warring parties. The UK continues to support the essential work of OHCHR in monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation in Sudan, including Darfur. The UK has consistently condemned reported violations and pushed for the warring parties to agree a ceasefire, engage in a meaningful peace process and grant immediate humanitarian access. We continue to call for an end to the violence and for those responsible for human rights violations to be held to account.