Somalia: Sexual Offences
Lords · Question HL12238 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Question
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...