Sudan
(asked on 3rd March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of a credible, free and fair election in Sudan.
This question was answered on 10th March 2015
We remain very concerned about the prospects for credible elections in Sudan, not least because of the almost 3 million people internally displaced by ongoing conflicts in Darfur and the Two Areas, the continued detention of opposition and civil society leaders, and the confiscation of newspapers by the security services. Consequently, we continue to urge the Government of Sudan to create an enabling environment for elections as well as to hold a comprehensive National Dialogue.
We remain very concerned about the prospects for credible elections in Sudan, not least because of the almost 3 million people internally displaced by ongoing conflicts in Darfur and the Two Areas, the continued detention of opposition and civil society leaders, and the confiscation of newspapers by the security services. Consequently, we continue to urge the Government of Sudan to create an enabling environment for elections as well as to hold a comprehensive National Dialogue.