Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 4 July 2023.
Alexander Stafford
Conservative, Rother Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on freedom of religion and belief in Iran.
David Rutley
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK is a proud member of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, which is currently chaired by the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Fiona Bruce MP. In July 2022, we hosted the International Ministerial Conference on FoRB in London, during which a number of priority issues were discussed including the situation of religious minorities in Iran. Iran has a record of discrimination, harassment and targeting of minority religious and ethnic communities. We raise these issues at all appropriate opportunities with Iran and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its dire human rights record.
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