Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 94519

Azerbaijan: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist PartyUpper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with her Azerbaijani counterpart on reports of harassment of religious leaders, including instances of torture and sexual assau

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The UK is committed to standing up for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) globally. No one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. We will work to uphold the right to FoRB through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilater...

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