Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 65362

Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 11 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on freedom of religion or belief of (a) reports of the escalation of violence against Hindu

Answer

Catherine West
The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. We support the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and their report on the violations that occurred in Bangladesh in July and August 2024. In October 20...

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