As the world marks Int'l Day for Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, @CSW_UK report that at least 3 church leaders have been killed or kidnapped in Latin America this month. Listen: https://t.co/1LAcSzxuof / @UCBMedia
@dalal_khairo77 @foreignoffice @DFID_UK @sblhickey @PLinUN @USUN @FCOHumanRights @PolandMFA @UN_CAR From the Uighurs in China...to the Rohingya...to the Yazidis
All people deserve to be free from harm.
@tariqahmadbt shares UK's commitment to protecting people of all religions.
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A U.N. report says sexual violence by Myanmar security forces against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority was so widespread and severe that it shows genocidal intent and warrants prosecution. https://t.co/UuRDtn6rya
The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief welcomes the publication of the Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s work to support persecuted Christians. The report outlines the dramatic and deeply … Continued
“In the light of the vast scale of the problem of Christian persecution and the variable support provided across the FCO Network the Independent Review team urge the Foreign Secretary to ensure that a follow-up independent mechanism is established in … Continued
2 July 2019 Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between their aid programmes and human rights and the treatment of minorities in Pakistan, and in particular the case of … Continued
The annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom – the International Religious Freedom Report – describes the status of religious freedom in every country. The report covers government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and … Continued
Anti-Semitism 20 June 2019 Baroness Berridge To move that this House takes note of the incidence of anti-Semitism worldwide. Baroness Berridge (Con) My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who are speaking in today’s debate, which is the … Continued
BBC Radio 4 Sunday programme (16 June) included a 6-minute section on the relationship between religion and development. Listen
The Foreign Office launched its Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report 2018 today. 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the report examines what the government has done to promote and defend human rights … Continued
The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief welcomes the creation of the United Nations’ International Day for Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. On May 28th, Poland, Brazil, Canada, … Continued
A document highlighting the importance of teaching interfaith understanding and tolerance to combat violent extremism has been published following the first regional follow-up conference to the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom convened by the United Arab Emirates and the US … Continued
Following an unprecedented rise of violence against religious communities and people belonging to religious minorities, on 28 May the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 22 August as International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion … Continued
All over the world, people – and whole communities – are suffering from persecution purely because of their …
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ has issued this message for the International Day Commemorating the …
Human rights: Freedom of religion and belief, and human rights defenders inquiry Inquiry status: open – …
Lord Singh of Wimbledon To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of …
