Islamic State: Religious Freedom

(asked on 20th December 2016) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the persecution of Christian and other religious minorities by Daesh.


Answered by
Tobias Ellwood Portrait
Tobias Ellwood
This question was answered on 10th January 2017

We regularly receive reports of Daesh attacks on Christian and other religious minorities. We are working with partners to bring Daesh to justice. This includes working with the Government of Iraq to bring a proposal before the UN to gather and preserve evidence in Iraq as a first step.

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