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Somalia: Sexual Offences

Lords · Question HL12238 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Dec 2025

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Asked by Baroness Deech

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Somalia through the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative about evidence of sexual violence by the Somali National Army; and what support, if any, they

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 8 Dec 2025

The UK remains concerned by the human rights situation in Somalia, including conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), and regularly raises these concerns with the Somali Government. Through the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI), the...