May. 22 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 April 2024 to 15 May 2024Found: Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa
Oral Evidence May. 21 2024
Inquiry: FCDO and civil societiesFound: received very good and very easy guidance when we sought it, but, to a large degree, we had the freedom
Written Evidence May. 21 2024
Inquiry: FCDO and civil societiesFound: In particular, Muslim CSOs faced more government restrictions on religious activities across the
Oral Evidence May. 21 2024
Inquiry: FCDO and civil societiesFound: received very good and very easy guidance when we sought it, but, to a large degree, we had the freedom
Mentions:
1: Dan Carden (Lab - Liverpool, Walton) Russian power grows stronger, not weaker in Africa. - Speech Link
2: Marie Rimmer (Lab - St Helens South and Whiston) They are fighting for our democracy, for our freedom, and indeed for Europe’s freedom. - Speech Link
3: Kevan Jones (Lab - North Durham) What has happened in Ukraine has put into clear focus that the democracy and freedom of speech we value - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) What a blessing that is.I want to speak up on human rights and on the religious persecution in the eastern - Speech Link
5: John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne) Notwithstanding Putin walking away from the Black sea grain initiative, they have opened up freedom of - Speech Link
Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll and Bute)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his Algerian counterpart on the imprisonment of Pastor Youssef Ourahamane.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We are aware of the case of Pastor Youssef Ourahamane, and are disappointed to hear of his sentencing. We will seek to raise the case at the soonest opportunity with the Algerian authorities. The British Embassy Algiers raises issues of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) more broadly and remains in contact with religious minorities including the Protestant Church of Algeria. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for FoRB, Fiona Bruce MP, raised the ability of religious minorities to freely practice their faith with the Algerian authorities during her visit to Algiers in September 2022. Minister for North Africa, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, met the Minister of Religious Affairs in June 2022 to discuss freedom of religion or belief.
Mentions:
1: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Con - Berwick-upon-Tweed) partners on conflict and atrocity prevention, and on these really important questions around losses of religious - Speech Link
2: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) Last week, the all-party parliamentary group for Africa, which I chair, convened a high-level summit - Speech Link
3: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Con - Berwick-upon-Tweed) will have the opportunity to meet with Alison Blackburne, who is our UK special envoy for the horn of Africa - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Religious freedom for Tibetan Buddhists is a special concern of mine, and I continue to raise my voice - Speech Link
2: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) He spoke about freedom of religious belief. - Speech Link
Oral Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: Foreign Affairs Committee Oral evidence: The UK's engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) of religion or belief, I feel obliged to draw attention to the vulnerability of religious minorities - Speech Link
2: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) NGOs report that sexual violence often occurs in religious conflict, particularly in India, Pakistan - Speech Link
3: Lyn Brown (Lab - West Ham) Let’s face it, our resources are limited and the challenges in regions such as the horn of Africa are - Speech Link