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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125023/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Human rights remain a priority for our engagement on Sudan. Since the removal of President Bashir, and the establishment of a Transitional Military Council, the UK has ensured that the situation in Sudan has been discussed at the highest levels, including at the UN Security Council and EU. We continue to engage with international counterparts across our diplomatic network to coordinate an international response that supports the people of Sudan. The Foreign Secretary spoke with Kenyan Cabinet secretary for Foreign Affairs on 3 May and Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on 25 April on the importance of international partners\u2019 engagement to support a swift transition to civilian rule. In addition, we have ongoing discussions with our Troika partners (US and Norway), collectively calling for a transition that is inclusive and respectful of human rights and the rule of law. We also continue to maintain pressure on the Sudanese authorities to respect the Sudanese people\u2019s right to assembly and to avoid the use of violence.<\/p><p>\u200b<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1108927/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We regularly discuss our concerns about the human rights situation with the Government of Sudan. I and others have raised directly with the Sudanese Foreign Minister our serious concerns at the government\u2019s unacceptable response to the on-going protests.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4682", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Luke Pollard"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sudanese counterpart on human rights in that country, and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1064180", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1064180/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Following the departure of the Sudanese Ambassador to London in January his replacement presented credentials on 11 February. We will continue to raise our deep concerns with the Government of Sudan about their response to and treatment of peaceful protestors.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1052179/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In our Troika (UK, USA and Norway) statement of the 8 January we made clear that the Government of Sudan's response to ongoing protests will impact our approach to engagement. No date has been set for the next round of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue, but we continue to raise our human rights concerns at the highest levels, I did so most recently with the Sudanese Foreign Minister on 22 January.<\/p>"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1052181", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1052181/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The root causes of the ongoing protests in Sudan are economic and political. There is no specific or separate religious dimension to them or to the Government of Sudan's response. More broadly, Sudan remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country, including with regard to freedom of religion or belief; we engage with the Government of Sudan frequently to urge improvements in this area, most recently supporting an event in Khartoum with the Bishop of Leeds on 29 January to press for greater religious freedom for all Sudanese people.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/972712/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Human rights remain a key priority for our engagement with the Government of Sudan, and we will continue to pursue our human rights objectives through the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue. During our recent visits to Sudan, the Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin MP, and I discussed the need for the Government of Sudan to make concerted efforts to improve the human rights situation.<\/p><p>We have received a number of reports of restrictions on freedom of expression and the media, including the detention of opposition figures, the arrest of journalists, and the suppression of publications. We regularly raise these at a senior level with the Government of Sudan. Freedom of expression is a basic human right and we continue to make clear to the Government of Sudan that the Sudanese people must be allowed to exercise their rights freely.<\/p><p>While there is generally freedom of worship in Sudan, our Embassy in Khartoum has had reports of a number of restrictions on freedom of religion or belief, including limitations to Christian school opening days, the demolition of churches, and the lashing of women. I held a roundtable with religious leaders during my recent visit, and raised these issues with the Government. The promotion of freedom of religion or belief as a means of enhancing tolerance and inclusion remains a key part of our engagement with Sudan.<\/p><p>The UK continues to make clear our strong opposition to the use of the death penalty, and of mutilation as a punishment, in all circumstances.<\/p>"}
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