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
  • 9 May 2025
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• UK sanctions
  • Detailed guide
  • 18 March 2025
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Conflict, Hunger and International Humanitarian Law: A Practitioner’s Legal Handbook
  • Guidance
  • 6 May 2025
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Ministry of Defence
• Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3: eligibility for British Council and GardaWorld contractors and Chevening Alumni
  • Detailed guide
  • 21 August 2024
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Freedom of religion or belief: understanding this human right
  • Detailed guide
  • 12 May 2022
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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News and communications

• Foreign Secretary speech in Lviv on the Special Tribunal
  • 14 May 2025
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Speech
• UK submits shortlist for next judge elected to the European Court of Human Rights
  • 9 May 2025
  • Ministry of Justice
  • News story
• Universal Periodic Review 49: UK Statement on Kuwait
  • 9 May 2025
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Speech
• Universal Periodic Review 49: UK Statement on Guyana
  • 9 May 2025
  • World news story
• Universal Periodic Review 49: UK Statement on Türkiye
  • 6 May 2025
  • World news story

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Research and statistics

• Technology-facilitated gender-based violence: preliminary landscape analysis
  • 11 July 2023
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Research
• Bishop of Truro's independent review of FCDO support for persecuted Christians: assessment of recommendations' implementation
  • 4 July 2022
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Independent report
• EHRC Tailored Review
  • 19 November 2018
  • Closed organisation: 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

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Policy papers and consultations

• UK candidacy and pledges for Human Rights Council 2026 to 2028
  • 24 February 2025
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Policy paper
• The Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse calls for gender to be an integral part of the AI Action Summit
  • 10 February 2025
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Policy paper
• Declaration from the International Conference of the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, November 2024
  • 6 February 2025
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Policy paper
• Responding to human rights judgments: 2023 to 2024
  • 28 November 2024
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Policy paper
• Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse on the lifecycle of online violence from childhood to adulthood
  • 7 November 2024
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Modern slavery and human trafficking statement
  • 30 September 2024
  • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  • Corporate report
• Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights for businesses operating in complex or fragile environments: 2023 UK annual report
  • 8 May 2024
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Corporate report
• Human rights priority countries: ministerial statement, January to June 2023
  • 20 March 2024
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Corporate report
• FCDO gender-based violence results, April 2021 to March 2023
  • 11 March 2024
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Transparency
• FCDO International LGBT+ rights programme: 2023 to 2028 objectives
  • 12 February 2024
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Transparency

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Organisations

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

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• Home Office
• Cabinet Office
• Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
• Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
• Department for Work & Pensions
• UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation
• Department for Transport
• Attorney General's Office
• Department for Business & Trade
• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Department of Health & Social Care
• Disability Unit
• HM Treasury
• Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation
• Border Force
• Department for Education
• Immigration Enforcement

• Export Control Joint Unit
• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority