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<p>The UK Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances. We will continue
to raise Mr Sharif-Aminu's case as he appeals his sentence. In April 2023, officials
raised Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, and other blasphemy cases, with the Executive Secretary
of Nigeria's National Human Rights Council. Most recently, in August 2023, the British
High Commissioner handed over a letter from Fiona Bruce MP, the PM's Special Envoy
on Freedom of Religion or Belief, on Yahaya Sharif-Aminu to the Kano State Governor
and discussed the case with him. More broadly, we raise Freedom of Religion and Belief
(FoRB) and the rights of those accused of blasphemy with Nigeria bilaterally and in
multilateral forums including at Nigeria's Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human
Rights Council in January.</p>
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