Christian persecution ‘ genocide’, admits Hunt
Po l i t i c a l c o r r e c t n e s s h a s contributed to the failure to address the persecution of Christians around the world, Jeremy Hunt has claimed, as a report warned the situation was close to meeting the definition of genocide.
The foreign secretary said governments had been “asleep on the watch” over the issue as the interim findings of a review he launched was published. Christians are the most persecuted religious group, the report found, with acts of violence and intimidation becoming more widespread.
It warned that in parts of the Middle East, Christianity could be “wiped out” as people flee persecution.
Mr Hunt, speaking in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on his week- long visit to Africa, accepted t he f i ndings t hat persecution of Christians was nearing a “genocide”.
“I think we’ve all been asleep on the watch when it comes to the persecution of Christians ... obviously what happened in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday has woken everyone up,” he said.