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771213

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date	16/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sudan: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes they have identified regarding the protection of human rights in Sudan, in the light of their support for the decision taken by the government of the United States to lift sanctions on Sudan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL2014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the human rights situation in Sudan, and Sudan is a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We used the fourth session of the Strategic Dialogue this month to agree steps that the Government of Sudan would take to make further progress on human rights issues. We raised discuss specific issues including sexual and gender based violence, freedom of religion or belief, freedom of expression, and the Convention Against Torture. <br> <br>The UK welcomed the decision made by the United States permanently to lift bilateral economic sanctions on Sudan, following its judgement that progress had been made in five key areas. These included humanitarian access to conflict-affected regions, non-interference in South Sudan, and maintaining the Government’s cessations of hostilities in Darfur and the Two Areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/10/2017 17:09:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

771228

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to (1) Aung San Suu Kyi, and (2) the government of Burma, regarding recent reports of rape and other sexual violence committed by the Burmese armed forces against the Rohingya people.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL2029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has repeatedly been clear about the need for the Burmese authorities to end the violence in Rakhine. This includes sexual violence. He has made these calls in telephone conversations with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 7 and 17 September, and 21 October; and to the Burmese National Security Advisor and Deputy Foreign Minister at a meeting of foreign ministers he convened at the UN on 18 September.</p><p>The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific met Burma's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on 20 September at the UN and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma on 27 September, and reiterated the same messages. Our Ambassador and Embassy official in Rangoon have regularly raised concerns with Burmese Ministers, most recently on 24 October.</p><p>I made a statement at the Human Rights Council on 11 September which made clear the UK strongly condemned the violence in Rakhine, and called on all parties to de-escalate tensions and address the humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/11/2017 15:52:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

771230

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Foreign Secretary has had with the Secretary of State for International Development about a co-ordinated UK response to alleged sexual violence against the Rohingya people in Burma, in the context of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL2031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a clear commitment to tackling sexual violence across the globe. The Foreign Secretary has directed his officials to pursue this actively in situations of conflict or violence, and to work with officials from the Department of International Development (DFID) in doing so. Foreign and Commonwealth Officials (FCO) and DFID officials have collaborated closely in the UK's response to the crisis in Rakhine, including the international response to credible allegations of sexual violence against Rohingya individuals. FCO and DFID colleagues are urgently speaking with humanitarian organisations and UN agencies, including the UN Secretary General's Special Representative, to assess the level of support being provided for survivors of sexual violence currently in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The Foreign Secretary is keen to assess whether the UK's response is supportive of the immediate medical and psycho-social services being provided and to ensure appropriate documentation can be carried out.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/11/2017 15:59:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic