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<p>I am appalled at the death sentence given to Meriam Ibrahim, and her continued
imprisonment. At my request, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Sudanese Embassy in London
was summoned to the Foreign Office on 19 May. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State for International Development, my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood
Green (Ms Featherstone), also raised our deep concerns with the Sudanese Foreign Minister
when she met him on 20 May. Our Embassy in Khartoum continues to press the Sudanese
authorities for Meriam Ibrahim's release, and is in close contact with her legal team.</p><p>Along
with our international partners, we regularly raise the persecution of Christians
and other minorities with the Sudanese government. We have called on it to respect
the right to freedom of religion and international human rights laws as enshrined
in its own constitution.</p>
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