Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Qatar about the sentencing of the chair of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is, Remy Rowhani; and what steps they are taking to ensure the promotion of religious freedom in that country.

The UK encourages all states to uphold their international human rights obligations. As part of Qatar's Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in November 2024, the UK called on Qatar to adopt legislation to ensure non-discrimination on the grounds of disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.