Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 114767

North Korea: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative — Chingford and Woodford Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 24853 on North Korea: Christianity, what assessment she has made of the steps taken by Government of the Democratic Peop

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The UK remains deeply concerned by the ongoing reports of severe persecution in North Korea for those adopting or practicing religion. We welcomed North Korea's participation in the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review's fourth cycle (in Nove...

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