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India: Freedom of Religion

Questions for short debate on Thursday, 17 March 2016, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Singh of Wimbledon. The answering member was Earl of Courtown.

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the extent to which Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, relating to freedom of religion, is being upheld in India.

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Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

769 cc297-314GC

Session

2015-16

Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee

QSD on the Extent to Which Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is Being Upheld in India
Monday, 14 March 2016
Research briefings

Proceeding contributions

Lord Singh of Wimbledon | 769 cc300-2GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome this opportunity to highlight concerns over the plight of minority faiths in ...

Baroness Berridge | 769 cc302-3GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Singh, for securing today’s important debate. I declare an...

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Lord Hussain | 769 cc303-4GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, India is the largest democracy, has a strong civil society, rigorous media and an indep...

Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 769 cc304-6GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have the greatest possible respect for the sheer resilience and joy of the Indian peo...

Lord Sheikh | 769 cc306-7GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was born and raised in east Africa, but my father originated from the Punjab region o...

Lord Ahmed | 769 cc307-8GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Singh, for securing this debate and providi...

Lord Popat | 769 cc308-310GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Singh, for initiating this debate. As the noble and right ...

Lord Collins of Highbury | 769 cc310-1GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Singh, for initiating this important debate. Countri...

Earl of Courtown | 769 cc311-4GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Singh, for his thought-provoking question and for the deba...

Subjects

Discrimination

India

Foreign relations

Muslims

Religious freedom

Kashmir

Sikhs

Non-governmental organisations

Christianity

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