Human rights internationally

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Services

• John Bunyan Fund for Freedom of Religion and Belief: call for bids

  The UK government invites project funding bids for research on those persecuted on account of their religion or belief.

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Guidance and regulation

• The UK sanctions list
  • Guidance
  • 29 September 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• UK sanctions
  • Detailed guide
  • 28 August 2019
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Humanitarian Response Funding Guidelines for NGOs
  • Detailed guide
  • 15 April 2020
  • Closed organisation: Department for International Development and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Guidance
  • Guidance
  • 26 January 2017
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• UK national action plan on women, peace and security 2018 to 2022
  • Guidance
  • 4 June 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Closed organisation: Department for International Development, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Ministry of Defence, and Stabilisation Unit

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News and communications

• Addressing a Syrian-led political transition and the humanitarian crisis in Syria
  • 25 November 2020
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Speech
• The UK’s role in defending media freedom
  • 24 November 2020
  • World news story
• Ensuring an inclusive electoral process and a united response to humanitarian crises in Somalia
  • 23 November 2020
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Speech
• Media Freedom: statement from British Embassy Cuba
  • 23 November 2020
  • World news story
• UK response to arrests of human rights workers in Egypt
  • 22 November 2020
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Government response

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Research and statistics

• EHRC Tailored Review
  • 19 November 2018
  • Government Equalities Office
  • Independent report
• External evaluation of the National Action Plan on women, peace and security
  • 21 July 2017
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Closed organisation: Department for International Development, and Ministry of Defence
  • Independent report
• Legislative and procedural tools addressing violence against women in India
  • 12 February 2016
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Independent report
• The UN – does the rhetoric matter?
  • 9 October 2014
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Research
• A new approach in a networked world
  • 2 May 2012
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Declaration of humanity by leaders of faith and leaders of belief
  • 17 November 2020
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative
  • Policy paper
• UK-Vietnam strategic partnership: forging ahead for another 10 years
  • 30 September 2020
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Policy paper
• Media Freedom Coalition: an overview
  • 18 August 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Policy paper
• Global human rights sanctions: factors in designating people involved in human rights violations
  • 6 July 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Policy paper
• Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: May 2020 update
  • 27 May 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Human rights priority countries: autumn 2020 ministerial statement
  • 20 November 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Corporate report
• Human Rights and Democracy Report 2017
  • 9 November 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Corporate report
• Human Rights and Democracy Report 2019
  • 16 July 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Corporate report
• UK National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2018 to 2022: report to Parliament (December 2019)
  • 4 June 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence, Closed organisation: Department for International Development, Stabilisation Unit, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Corporate report
• Government response to ICAI recommendations on the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative
  • 20 February 2020
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, Closed organisation: Department for International Development, and Ministry of Defence
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
• Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative
• Ministry of Defence
• Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

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• Home Office
• Cabinet Office
• Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
• Ministry of Justice
• Stabilisation Unit
• Government Equalities Office
• Department of Health & Social Care
• Border Force
• Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
• Department for International Trade
• HM Treasury
• Immigration Enforcement
• Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury

• Export Control Joint Unit