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Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

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 alleged reports of violence against (a) religious minorities and (b) Christian communities in th

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 13 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 15 Jan 2025
Answer: 20 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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13 Jan 2025
Question tabled
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 alleged reports of violence against (a) religious minorities and (b) Christian communities in th
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2025
Answer published
The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). Following the student-led protests in July and August 2024, we have been closely monitoring the situation for minorities...

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