Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 76993

Uzbekistan: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Sir Edward Leigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of Uzbekistan on the (a) treatment of Christians and (b) reports of (i) arbitrary arrests and (ii) forced marriage in that co

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The UK is committed to championing Freedom of Religion or Belief for all. We highlight this issue at the UN, G7 and as a member of the Article 18 Alliance. Our Embassy in Tashkent regularly raises human rights with the authorities and maintains a dialogue...

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