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An interim statement by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon on the human rights situation in the FCDO’s 32 human rights priority countries for January to June 2023.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 20 March 2024

• Human rights priority countries: ministerial statement, January to June 2023

  Background In July 2023, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office…

These documents set out the number of people accessing FCDO-supported gender-based violence prevention or response services.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 11 March 2024

• Factsheet: FCDO gender-based violence results April 2021 to March 2023

  4.2 million people were reached with gender-based violence prevention or…

This document summarises the objectives and activities of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office LGBT+ rights programme.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 12 February 2024

• Summary: FCDO international LGBT+ rights programme 2023 to 2028

  Overview The UK government has launched a new 5-year programme worth £40…

This is a collection of cases in which section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 was used to interpret legislation.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 24 October 2023

We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business.

• From: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
• Updated: 13 September 2023

A summary of activity in 2022 by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and its diplomatic network to defend human rights and promote democracy worldwide.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 13 July 2023

This report explains the UK government’s work in 2022 to support the growth, sustainability and impact of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 25 April 2023

This report explains the progress made during the final year of the UK National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2018 to 2022.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 25 April 2023

Thirteenth Annual Report of the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism: Monitoring places of detention

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 17 April 2023

This document is the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) response to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s (ICAI) review of the UK’s approach to democracy and human rights.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 28 February 2023

This plan sets out the UK government's commitment to reduce the impact of conflict on women and girls and promote their inclusion to prevent and resolve conflict.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 23 February 2023

A summary of activity in 2021 by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and its diplomatic network to defend human rights and promote democracy worldwide.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 9 December 2022

This report explains the UK government’s work to support the growth, sustainability and impact of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in 2021.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 25 February 2022

Twelfth Annual Report of the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism: Monitoring places of detention during COVID-19.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 22 February 2022

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon gave an interim statement on the human rights situation in the FCDO’s 31 human rights priority countries for January to June 2021.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 23 November 2021

A summary of activity in 2020 by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and its diplomatic network to defend human rights and promote democracy worldwide.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 8 July 2021

This report documents the progress made during the third year of the UK National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2018 to 2022.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 2 others
• Updated: 20 April 2021

This report explains the UK government’s work on the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights during 2020.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 23 February 2021

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.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 20 November 2020

Activity in 2017 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its diplomatic network to defend human rights and promote democracy worldwide.

• From: Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Updated: 9 November 2020