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International Freedom of Religion or Belief

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is developing UK foreign policy on international freedom of religion or belief, including advocacy on blasphemy law enforcement, religious conversion rights, and women's religious freedoms. The policy involves diplomatic engagement with international counterparts and participation in ministerial conferences on religious freedom.

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2026

18 events
29 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan regarding any vision impairment symptoms in (1) Bushra Bibi, and (2) Imran Khan, in Adiala Jail; and, wit

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan regarding any vision impairment symptoms in (1) Bushra Bibi, and (2) Imran Khan, in Adiala Jail; and, with regard to the UN Bangkok Rules on …

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with a) her European counterparts and b) the Israeli Foreign Minister on the treatm

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with a) her European counterparts and b) the Israeli Foreign Minister on the treatment of Palestinians in prison in Israel.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) what steps the Government is taking to reform the interpretation of Article 3 of the ECHR in immigration medical ca

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) what steps the Government is taking to reform the interpretation of Article 3 of the ECHR in immigration medical cases with the Council of Europe and (b) …

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to include reference to freedom of religion or belief, including the experiences of women who convert

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to include reference to freedom of religion or belief, including the experiences of women who convert to minority religions, in future Human Rights and Demo

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of attacks on female Christian converts in

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of attacks on female Christian converts in Central Asia.

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Government of Saudi Arabia on the application of the death penalty to child

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Government of Saudi Arabia on the application of the death penalty to child defendants.

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the upcoming trial of Said Mansour Rezk

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the upcoming trial of Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek; and what representations she has made to …

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of reports that four Christian settlements in Pakistan are facing unexplained evictions fr

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of reports that four Christian settlements in Pakistan are facing unexplained evictions from their homes; and what representations she has made t

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will (a) publicly condemn the (i) human rights situation and (ii) use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia and (

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will (a) publicly condemn the (i) human rights situation and (ii) use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia and (b) make representations to her Saudi …

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of Israeli settlers carrying out

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of Israeli settlers carrying out attacks on mosques in the West Bank, including inciden

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international counterparts regarding the enforcement of blasphemy laws in Egypt, notwithstanding constitutional protections for free

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international counterparts regarding the enforcement of blasphemy laws in Egypt, notwithstanding constitutional protections for freedom of religion or belief; and what assessment they hav

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international counterparts on the case of Father Pereira; and what representations sh

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international counterparts on the case of Father Pereira; and what representations she has made to her Indian counterpart on freedom of reli

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 March (HL15457), what assessment they have made of recent reports of attacks against Christians d

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 March (HL15457), what assessment they have made of recent reports of attacks against Christians during Easter; and what support they are providing to …

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2024

4 events

2023

1 event
13 Jul 2023 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report for 2022

UIN: HCWS944 My Noble Friend, the Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations) (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2022 Foreign, …

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2022

15 events
9 Jun 2022 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief, London 2022: programme

The programme outlines the events that will take place on 5 and 6 July 2022 for this freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) conference.

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