UK: Sudan should stop using excessive force against protesters
The United Kingdom says it is “shocked and saddened” by reports of Sudanese security forces use of excessive force against protesters in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities over the last five days, which has resulted in many deaths and injured hundreds of protesters”.UK Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, released a statement offering his “sympathy and condolences” for all the victims and their families.“I am also concerned at the large number of detentions, including of a number of journalists and political activists, and by the heavy censorship of the press and closure of international news agencies. The Government of Sudan must respect the right of its people to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression”, he says.File photo: Minister Mark Simmonds
The United Kingdom says it is “shocked and saddened” by reports of Sudanese security forces use of excessive force against protesters in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities over the last five days, which has resulted in many deaths and injured hundreds of protesters”.
UK Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, released a statement offering his “sympathy and condolences” for all the victims and their families.
“I am also concerned at the large number of detentions, including of a number of journalists and political activists, and by the heavy censorship of the press and closure of international news agencies. The Government of Sudan must respect the right of its people to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression”, he says.
File photo: Minister Mark Simmonds
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