United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 23218
Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar
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28 June 2021
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1 July 2021 · Answer
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1 July 2021
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Aid to the Church in Need, published 11 June 2021, that Islamist groups in Pakistan ar
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28 June 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Aid to the Church in Need, published 11 June 2021, that Islamist groups in Pakistan ar
Source: Commons
1 July 2021
Answer
The UK Government welcomes the recent acquittal of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel by the Lahore High Court. We remain concerned about the use of blasphemy laws in Pakistan, which are only compatible with international human rights law in narrow circ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-28/23218
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1341113
- uk · wq-1341113 · source updated 1 July 2021