To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to encourage implementation of the United Nations Human Rights Council recommendations published following the Group of Experts report on Darfur; and if he will make a statement. (148294)

We strongly support the UN Human Rights Council’s (HRC) work on improving human rights in Darfur.

The HRC high-level assessment mission, which examined the situation in Darfur in February, recommended a review of the implementation of existing human rights recommendations from different parts of the UN system. We actively supported the German EU Presidency in pushing for the establishment of the Darfur Implementation Mechanism in March. This group of UN Special Rapporteurs is pressing the Government of Sudan for better and faster implementation of human rights recommendations in Sudan. We expect an interim report in September, with a full report to follow in November/December.

We are pressing the Government of Sudan to comply fully with the report’s recommendations.