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<p>Her Majesty's Government remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection
of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in all countries. Throughout our diplomatic
network, including our High Commissions, diplomats are instructed to take account
of human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief and report back
to London.</p><p>On International Religious Freedom Day, I wrote to all Ambassadors
and High Commissioners regarding the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO)'s work to protect
and promote FoRB globally. I have also initiated a series of roundtable discussions
on FoRB with civil society and faith leaders to increase our collaboration in this
area. Ministers and officials raise individual cases with relevant authorities and
highlight practices and laws that discriminate against people on the basis of their
religion or belief. We also speak out publicly in support of FoRB, for example during
my recent visit to Bangladesh in August 2017, I visited the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Dhaka
and made a call for religious tolerance. We also include reporting on FoRB in our
Annual Human Rights Report, which includes some Commonwealth countries.</p><p>To support
staff working on these issues, the FCO has re-issued its revised "toolkit"
on FoRB and continues to provide training and seminars to increase religious literacy
amongst staff.</p>
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