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UK government calls for both countries to engage peacefully to end dispute over the border
The UK delivered this statement and outlined its concerns about the ongoing human rights situation in Eritrea.
This page includes summaries of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund migration programmes.
Interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, as delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, in Geneva at the UN.
The UK welcomed Eritrea’s increasing engagement with the Human Rights Council, but called for Eritrea to respect freedom of religion or belief & release all those in arbitrary detention.
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.
International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivers UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea at the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council on 26 February 2020.
Minister for Human Rights Lord Ahmad spoke to the All Party Parliamentary Group on this issue about progress of freedom of religion or belief internationally.
Mr Ian Richards has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Eritrea.
The UN Human Rights Council concluded its 32nd Session today, passing a range of important resolutions, including on Syria, Ukraine, Eritrea, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
This page publishes the annual review summaries for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programme in Africa.
Four British nationals have been released from Eritrea and will be reunited with their families.
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Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham: “On this solemn anniversary I offer my solidarity to all those Eritreans engaged in the struggle for human rights."
Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham met with the Eritrean Delegation to discuss a range of issues including the UK’s bilateral relationship with Eritrea.
FCO Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, has urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to avoid actions that might “create tensions” or “lead to an escalation of violence”.
Dr Amanda Susannah Tanfield has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Eritrea.
Last week Evergreen Agriculture, a DFID funded project, was recognised in the UK Climate Week Awards.
List of English-speaking lawyers and translators/ interpreters for British nationals in Eritrea.
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The 2012 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Report on Human Rights and Democracy
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