Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the safety of Christian (a) clergy and (b) communities (i) in Kachin, Myanmar and (ii) around the world.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK Government is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all, and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities, including the issue of persecution of Christians globally on account of their faith.
We are aware of the continued vulnerability of religious minorities in Myanmar, including in Kachin state. We are committed to supporting ethnic and religious minorities in Myanmar and we continue to raise our concerns over discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities in international fora, including through our co-sponsorship of a UN Human Rights Council resolution on Myanmar in April.
May. 02 2024
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May. 02 2024
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Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) As the Prime Minister’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, I had the privilege of visiting - Speech Link
2: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) we can learn from its people’s experiences to ensure the promotion of freedom of religion or belief - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) The powerful speeches about freedom of religion or belief are testament to that. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Pauline Latham (Con - Mid Derbyshire) forced or arranged marriages. - Speech Link
2: Dave Doogan (SNP - Angus) that tremendous international music festival. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) opportunity to highlight the prevention of violations of freedom of religion or belief. - Speech Link
4: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) As part of that, he will know that the envoy for freedom of religion or belief and the team supporting - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) life.The same can be said for religion. - Speech Link
2: Naz Shah (Lab - Bradford West) That harassment is reported as suppressing the freedom of expression of individuals. - Speech Link
3: Lee Rowley (Con - North East Derbyshire) and want to separate people out on the basis of the skin or the religion they have, and that is fundamentally - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Wealden) group on international freedom of religion or belief, which took forward a Bill just last week. - Speech Link
2: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all. - Speech Link
3: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) Three all-party parliamentary groups, including that on international freedom of religion or belief, - Speech Link
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in Nicaragua on protecting (a) human rights and (b) religious freedoms (i) since the conviction of Bishop Rolando Álvarez and (ii) in the context of the treatment of Christians and Jews by President Daniel Ortega's regime.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We share widespread international concern about the suppression of human rights in Nicaragua. The UK has been increasingly vocal against the rising repression of the right to freedom of religion or belief for all, including Christian and Jews. Most recently, on 18 April, we released a statement marking the sixth anniversary of the brutally repressed protests in Nicaragua, highlighting continued UK concern at the ongoing situation. On 29 February, the UK also made a statement in response to the latest report by the UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, in which we urged President Ortega to respect fully the human rights of all its citizens. In my [Minister Rutley's] tweet on 16 January, I welcomed the release of Bishop Álvarez and 18 other clergy from their unjust detention but condemned their expulsion from Nicaragua and the continued detention of other political and religious figures.
Mentions:
1: Andy Slaughter (Lab - Hammersmith) be happening anywhere in the country.In reality, I do not believe that anybody would say that their religion - Speech Link
2: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) It has delivered freedom from the fear of medical bills, which has blighted the lives of non-wealthy - Speech Link
3: Danny Kruger (Con - Devizes) There is a quasi-religious belief in the notion of autonomy and choice as the only moral question in - Speech Link
4: Simon Jupp (Con - East Devon) Who is any of us to deny people that ultimate freedom, that choice to end the pain? - Speech Link
5: Sarah Dyke (LD - Somerton and Frome) of individuals, and respecting their right to freedom of conscience, but the issue is complex and divisive—hence - Speech Link
Apr. 29 2024
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