UK Government expresses grave concern over Sudan human rights crisis - Speech Brief
15 June 2026 10:44 UTC · UK Government · GOV.UK Speech · Source · Email X Link

UK Government expresses grave concern over Sudan human rights crisis

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  • Condemns drone use and strikes on schools, markets, and hospitals
  • Calls to protect human rights defenders, ensure accountability, and end external financial and military support

TL;DR

  • Welcomes UN Fact-Finding Mission and urges protection for Sudanese human rights defenders.
  • Expresses grave concern at drone strikes, attacks on schools, markets, hospitals, and aid workers accelerating famine conditions.
  • Calls on all parties to end the conflict and on external actors to refrain from providing financial or military support.
Original text

Mr President, I deliver this statement on behalf of the Coalition for Atrocity Prevention and Justice for Sudan. We thank the UN Fact-Finding Mission for its update and express our grave concern at the human rights crisis across the country. We condemn the use of drones by the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces, and their allies. Strikes on schools, markets, and hospitals have left civilians with nowhere...

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