Afghanistan: Religious Freedom
Commons · Question 35216 · Tabled 4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his polices of Taliban (a) restrictions on the practice of religion and (b) the targeting of (i) Shia Muslims,
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Mar 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials regularly press the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans. In October 2024, we co-sponsored a Human Rights Council resolution which extended the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur Richard B...