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This UK statement was delivered at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council during the Item 2 General Debate.
This statement was delivered by the UK on behalf of more than 30 countries at the 35th session of the Human Rights Council during the Item 2 discussions on 7 June 2017.
HMS Defender is paying a routine visit to Colombo to take on stores and fuel before continuing with her duties in the Indian Ocean.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt continues the expansion of the UK’s diplomatic network with the announcement of a new Embassy in Maldives
A message from the Prime Minister to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued a statement following the announcement that the Maldives will leave the Commonwealth.
His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena planted a Na tree in the garden of the official residence of the British High Commissioner.
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon gave an interim statement on the human rights situation in the FCO’s 30 human rights priority countries for January to June 2020.
The British Deputy High Commission in Chennai has resumed regular operations and all visa processing.
Minister for Asia, Hugo Swire, responds to the Maldivian Criminal Court’s decision to sentence Sheikh Imran Abdulla to twelve years in prison on terrorism charges.
UK visa applicants in the Maldives will be able to apply for UK visas in Male' at a temporary Visa Application Centre on 26th Aug. 2015.
James Dauris has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and British High Commissioner to the Republic of Maldives.
The UK’s annual temporary visa service in the Maldives will operate in Male this August and provide a more streamlined visa process that will require Maldivian students to submit a fewer number of documents with their Tier 4…
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gravely concerned about the declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives.
Hugo Swire urges calm across the Maldives and encourages political parties to act with moderation, restraint and within bounds of the law.
The British High Commission Colombo will answer your questions on applying for a Chevening Scholarship via Twitter on 20 October at 1400.
Indicates current human rights situation in the Maldives; while expressing concern over threats to journalists, politicians etc.
The British Embassy in Maldives is inviting young Maldivians to apply for UK government's prestigious Chevening scholarships for the academic year 2019/20.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon welcomes conclusions of the 36th Universal Periodic Review.
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