Policy Threads

International Freedom of Religion or Belief

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is developing UK foreign policy on international freedom of religion or belief, including advocacy on blasphemy law enforcement, religious conversion rights, and women's religious freedoms. The policy involves diplomatic engagement with international counterparts and participation in ministerial conferences on religious freedom.

13 Jul 2023 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report for 2022

UIN: HCWS944 My Noble Friend, the Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations) (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2022 Foreign, …

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15 Jul 2022 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief: London 2022

UIN: HCWS205 My noble Friend the Minister for South and Central Asia, North Africa, United Nations and the Commonwealth (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:On 5 and 6 July 2022, Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime …

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15 Jul 2022 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief: London 2022

UIN: HLWS204 On 5 and 6 July 2022, Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and I hosted the fourth International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) at the Queen …

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4 Jul 2022 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Independent Report on the implementation of the Bishop of Truro’s recommendations

UIN: HCWS174 At the beginning of 2019, former Foreign Secretary The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, asked the Bishop of Truro to review what more the then FCO could do to address the persecution of Christians. The Bishop published a …

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