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Two years on from the publication of the Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review for the UK Foreign Secretary of Foreign and Commonwealth Office Support for Persecuted Christians, a series of written questions have pressed for information on the implementation of … Continued

The second anniversary of the Truro Review this month has been marked by a webinar hosted by the Bishop of Truro himself. The Truro Review, commissioned by Jeremy Hunt in 2018 as an independent review into the global persecution of … Continued

Lord Singh of Wimbledon To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Commentary on the Current State of International Freedom of Religion or … Continued

The Human Rights and Democracy: 2020 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office report was published on 8 July 2021, though it does not seem to have been deemed worthy of a media release from the FCDO. The 2020 report covers 31 … Continued

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP) I beg to move, that this House has considered the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on religious and ethnic minority communities throughout the world. As you rightly say, Sir Christopher, this subject matter is of the … Continued

The G7 met in Cornwall on 11-13 June 2021. At the close of the summit a 25-page communique was issued, (curiously not currently published on the UK government website or the G7 website) which for the first time made a … Continued

“This year’s report shows that 2020 witnessed significant government restrictions on religious practice, as well as societal intolerance of, and violence against, individuals on account of their religious beliefs. Anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim hatred, and other forms of bigotry continued to rise, … Continued

The All-Party Parliamentary Group [APPG] for International Freedom of Religion or Belief [FoRB] welcomes the growing pressure the UK is placing on those violating this fundamental human right. APPG Members congratulate the UK Government on its recent imposition of sanctions … Continued

The Church of England General Synod last week passed a motion supporting Freedom of Religion or Belief for all. The full text of the motion was: ‘That this Synod, believing that freedom of religion or belief is of importance to … Continued

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its 2021 Annual Report documenting developments during 2020, including significant progress in countries such as Sudan. Meanwhile, other nations implemented laws and policies that further target religious communities, and … Continued