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Hong Kong protests: Foreign Secretary's statement
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for calm and urged the Hong Kong government to listen to concerns about its proposed extradition laws.
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Gulf of Oman attacks: UK statement
UK Government statement following the attacks on tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
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UK and Argentina take on co-chair of Equal Rights Coalition
UK and Argentina to take on the co-chair of the Equal Rights Coalition to protect the human rights of LGBT people around the world.
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Amal Clooney addresses Foreign Office ambassadors on defending journalists
Today (Tuesday 11 June) marks one month until Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s Global Conference for Media Freedom takes place in London.
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Foreign Office launches 2018 Human Rights and Democracy Report
Thirty countries’ human rights developments are analysed in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s annual report.
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Global Britain: delivering on our international ambition
This page brings together the main documents that set out the government’s vision for Global Britain.
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