{"value":{"id":1306255,"askingMemberId":4866,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-03-25T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-04-13T00:00:00","uin":"176126","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of religious violence in the Sahel.","answeringBodyId":208,"answeringBodyName":"Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1559,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-04-13T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The UK is deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel. There were more deaths by violence in 2020 than in any previous year in the past decade. The UK condemns all attacks, including those targeting particular religions or ethnic communities. Nobody should live in fear because of their identity or beliefs. The UK is particularly concerned about reported human rights abuses and violations, which exacerbate grievances and drive the cycle of violence in the region. Through our recent deployment to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and our programmatic support for stabilisation and conflict resolution, the UK is committed to building long-term peace and stability in the Sahel. We also use our humanitarian assistance to support those worst affected by conflict and have been pressing in the UN Security Council and in the region for renewed efforts to tackle impunity for human rights abuses and violations.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Sahel: Religious Freedom","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1306255","method":"GET"}]}