Sudan: Rapid Reaction Forces

(asked on 9th April 2019) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Rapid Defence Force has been deployed on the streets of Khartoum.


Answered by
Harriett Baldwin Portrait
Harriett Baldwin
This question was answered on 15th April 2019

We are aware of credible reports of the presence of the Rapid Support Forces, as well as other security forces, in the vicinity of protests in Khartoum. We have consistently urged the Sudanese authorities to refrain from using force against civilians.

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