§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What information they have about the forced conversion of Christian children to Islam in government camps for orphan refugees from southern Sudan in the north of the country.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyA recent Amnesty International report highlighted the forcible detention by the Sudanese authorities of non-Moslem displaced children in northern Sudan. We are concerned about this practice, which has encouraged rumours that the children are being converted to Islam through force or inducement.