Kazakhstan: Coronavirus

(asked on 8th June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Kazakhstan on the release of 24 Muslims who have been jailed for up to eight years for exercising their freedom of religion or belief, in response to the risk of covid-19 in overcrowded prisons in that country.


Answered by
Wendy Morton Portrait
Wendy Morton
This question was answered on 15th June 2020

The UK is a strong supporter of human rights in Kazakhstan. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including through our embassy in Nur-Sultan, has raised, and will continue to raise, with the Kazakh authorities the importance of taking steps to protect and respect individuals' rights to exercise Freedom of Religion or Belief. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.

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