Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:43 pm on 6 July 2020.

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Photo of Edward Leigh Edward Leigh Conservative, Gainsborough 3:43, 6 July 2020

The largest group in the world subject to persecution today are Christians. We are not just discussing lethal persecution such as in North Korea; in many parts of the world there is persecution for churchgoing, blasphemy and many other issues. Will the Foreign Secretary assure me that this new regime will be used to target with sanctions those who deliberately target Christians?