Vietnam: Religious Freedom
Commons · Question 65854 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what initiatives his Department is funding to (a) monitor and (b) support the (i) registration and (ii) legal recognition of religious communities in Vietnam.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 14 Jul 2025
The UK Government is committed to promoting freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) globally, including in Vietnam. During Vietnam's 2024 Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council, the UK put forward recommendations urging Vietnam to take step...