Question follow-through · 63385
Burkina Faso: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise concerns about the treatment of (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in Burkina Faso at the United Nations.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 27 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise concerns about the treatment of (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in Burkina Faso at the United Nations.
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jul 2025
Answer published
The UK strongly condemns reports of attacks on religious minorities in Burkina Faso and has consistently called on all actors in Burkina Faso to respect human rights and adhere to international humanitarian law, which covers the persecution of Christians ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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