Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 63385

Burkina Faso: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 27 June 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist PartyUpper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise concerns about the treatment of (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in Burkina Faso at the United Nations.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK strongly condemns reports of attacks on religious minorities in Burkina Faso and has consistently called on all actors in Burkina Faso to respect human rights and adhere to international humanitarian law, which covers the persecution of Christians ...

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