Question follow-through · 68341
Eritrea: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Eritrean counterpart on reported discrimination of Evangelical Christians who are serving members of the Eritrean armed forces.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 6 Aug 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Eritrean counterpart on reported discrimination of Evangelical Christians who are serving members of the Eritrean armed forces.
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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6 Aug 2025
Answer published
We consistently raise human rights with the Eritrean government, including religious freedoms. We advocate for the end of discriminatory detentions based on religion or belief, as we have stated at the UN Human Rights Council. We call for all those unjust...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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