Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 13713

Eritrea: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Commonwealth and Development affairs, what steps he is taking to help promote the rights of religious minorities in Eritrea.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
We consistently raise human rights with the Eritrean government, including religious freedoms. We advocate for the end of detentions based on religion or belief, as we have stated at the UN Human Rights Council. We call for all those unjustly incarcerated...

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