Written questions

Nigeria: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 23658 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the reported killings of religious minorities in Nigeria; and what diplomatic steps his Departme

Answer

Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 17 Jan 2025

The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all in Nigeria and beyond. No one should live in fear because of what they do, or do not believe in. We work to uphold the right to FoRB through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilateral fo...