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Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 65362 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 11 Jul 2025

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Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on freedom of religion or belief of (a) reports of the escalation of violence against Hindu

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 11 Jul 2025

The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. We support the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and their report on the violations that occurred in Bangladesh in July and August 2024. In October 20...