Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 56316

Sudan: Sexual Offences

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan has reported that the use of rape and gang rape is widespread and according to the UN more than 12 million people are now at risk of sexual and gender-based violence across Sudan with women and ...

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