The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 6th November 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Myanmar following the increase in civilian casualties in Rakhine following the launch of the Arakan Army counter-offensive in October 2023.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about conflict in Myanmar”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 6th November 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take in their capacity as penholder at the meeting of the UN Security Council in November to ensure regional actors are taking steps to prevent the escalation of the conflict in Sudan. [HL2082]
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about steps to prevent escalation of the conflict in Sudan”On 5th November 2024, the Bishop of Winchester received the following written answer:
The Lord Bishop of Winchester asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on 18 October (HC8437), how many FCDO staff are dedicated to freedom of religion or belief and at what level of seniority.
Continue reading “Bishop of Winchester asks about the prioritisation of freedom of religion or belief in Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office”On 4th November 2024, the Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what further steps they are taking to support Chad in coping with increasing numbers of Sudanese refugees.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about assistance for Chad to support Sudanese refugees”On 4th November 2024, the Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what recent representations they have made to the government of Iran regarding the persecution of Christians in that country.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about persecution of Christians in Iran”On 1st November 2024, the Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take in their capacity as penholder at the meeting of the UN Security Council meeting in November to promote international humanitarian law, particularly with regard to aid access and attacks on peacekeepers and health workers.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about the promotion of international humanitarian law”On 31st October 2024, the Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they recognise the treatment of Uyghur Muslims by the government of China as genocide.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in China”The Bishop of Winchester received the following written answers on 7th October 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Winchester asked His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to work within international forums to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations against the Banyamulenge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Continue reading “Bishop of Winchester asks about protection of vulnerable communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Iraq”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 7th October 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk of renewed violence in South Sudan during that country’s upcoming election.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about issues facing African countries, and refugees in Myanmar”During a discussion on the conflict in Israel and Gaza on 3rd September 2024, the Bishop of Gloucester asked a question on growing settler violence in the West Bank and Occupied Palestinian Territories, and the recent attack on and dispossession of a Palestinian Christian family
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester: My Lords, I am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for holding together the trauma of the Israeli hostages and their families and communities, and that of the families and communities of Gaza.
I am very concerned that, as has been said by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, we do not lose sight of the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories of the West Bank. I had the painful privilege of visiting there very recently and I was deeply perturbed, not least by the growing settler activity and, as has been said, the illegal settler outposts, including the abhorrent attack and subsequent dispossession of the Kissieh family of Palestinian Christians near Bethlehem. Will the Government take action on this as well as on the issue of arms licences?
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