The Foreign Secretary said governments had been “asleep on the watch” over the issue as the interim findings of a review he launched, led by the Bishop of Truro the Rt Rev Philip Mounstephen, was published.
Christians are the most persecuted religious group, the report found, with acts of violence and intimidation becoming more widespread.
It warned that in parts of the Middle East, Christianity could be “wiped out” as people flee persecution.
Mr Hunt – speaking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on his week-long visit to Africa – accepted the findings that the persecution of Christians was nearing a “genocide”.
“I think we’ve all been asleep on the watch when it comes to the persecution of Christians,” he told reporters.
Thank you Bishop @pmounstephen for your hard-hitting interim report on Christian persecution across the globe. It comes as the world is reeling after horrific attacks on churches in #SriLanka. Look forward to next stage as you examine what more #FCO can dohttps://t.co/UyRDCkuBEX
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) May 3, 2019
“I think not just the Bishop of Truro’s report but obviously what happened in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday has woken everyone up with an enormous shock.
“I think there are various reasons for this but the report makes it very clear that there are different reasons in different parts of the world why persecution of Christians in specific…
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