30 May 2014

Cameron denounces ‘barbaric’ Sudan death sentence

.... He called on the Sudanese government to revoke the sentence against Meriam Ibrahim who earlier this week gave birth while shackled in her cell.

The Prime Minister vowed that the UK government will “continue to press” the Sudanese authorities to lift the sentence.

"The way she is being treated is barbaric and has no place in today's world. Religious freedom is an absolute, fundamental human right,” he told The Times. [The Independent] Read more