Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 29942

Nigeria: Sexual Offences

Tabled: 7 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Blair McDougall

LabourEast Renfrewshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of sexual violence by extremist groups in the north east and north west of Nigeria.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
The UK is committed to preventing sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) and to supporting victims in Nigeria. We welcomed Nigeria's endorsement of both the Call to Action and the Murad Code as crucial steps for greater practical action to tackle Conflict Re...

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