Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will make representations to their counterparts in Sudan about the cases and reports of ill-treatment of Mohamed Adam and Ahmed al-Nanna.

The UK welcomed the progress on political reforms made in Sudan under Prime Minister Hamdok's government, including the ratification of the UN Convention against Torture. Since the military coup on 25 October 2021, these gains have been put at risk. Reports of individuals being subjected to ill-treatment, including as part of judicial proceedings, is extremely troubling. The UK has condemned the human rights violations that have taken place since the coup and have raised these issues in international fora such as the UN Human Rights Council and directly with the Sudanese authorities. We continue to call for those responsible for human rights violations to be held to account.