§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What information they have about the release of political prisoners and detainees in the Sudan since 1 September 1995; and to what extent releases have been comprehensive.
§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey:The Sudanese government released further political prisoners in early October, leaving to our knowledge only one political prisoner who has been tried, Brigadier al Rayah. Most of those detained after riots in September have also been released. There have however been further detentions of opposition activists, so far without trial, and it is impossible to tell how many detainees are currently held in unofficial detention centres.