MPs voted unanimously in support of Rev Canon Philip Mounstephen’s recommendations on Thursday, to protect the rights of Christians suffering victimisation.
Speaking to the House of Commons, Foreign Minister Sir Alan Duncan said “the Government has decided to accept every recommendation in full” and pledged to “put Freedom of Religion or Belief at the heart of Foreign Office culture”.
Release International were part of the Bishop’s research team that contributed to the report.
Release International spokesman, Andrew Boyd told Premier they couldn’t have hoped for a better outcome from Thursday’s debate: “We were absolutely delighted by it. You couldn’t have wanted more actually – the debate in Parliament yesterday was powerful, it was moving, MPs commented on the depth of that research which was able to show conclusively that Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world today.”
Boyd remarked that the decision to accept all the recommendations was a step forward for the UK.
“Britain has always been a champion of human rights and religious freedom. But as Jeremy Hunt himself who commissioned this report said, we tend to be a bit of a slave to political correctness when it comes to championing the rights of Christians as well. Now this redresses that balance and it’s extremely encouraging,” he said.
The recommendations that have been agreed include…
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