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Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for calm and urged the Hong Kong government to listen to concerns about its proposed extradition laws.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech at the centenary conference of the International Labour Organisation in Geneva.
Today (Tuesday 11 June) marks one month until Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s Global Conference for Media Freedom takes place in London.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Missing Persons in Armed Conflict.
Thirty countries’ human rights developments are analysed in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s annual report.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the UN Regional Office on Central Africa.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt gave a statement on the 30th anniversary of the tragic events in and around Tiananmen Square.
At the World News Media Congress in Glasgow, the Foreign Secretary spoke about building a coalition of governments committed to media freedom.
The UK and Canada have issued a joint statement about concerns for their citizens in light of proposed changes to extradition laws in Hong Kong.
Statement and right of reply by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Syria.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen at the Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce at the Security Council briefing on Somalia.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Debate on the Middle East Peace Process
Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on Libya
The British Embassy Pristina joined Quint partners, France, Germany, Italy and the United States to issue a statement about the mayoral elections in four northern municipalities of Kosovo.
Today, the Foreign Secretary announced Rita French as his International Ambassador for Human Rights.
Lord Ahmad issued a statement to mark the end of the 33rd Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we express our support for, and solidarity with, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities in Romania.
We remain concerned by the repression and the arbitrary use of force against peaceful protesters, journalists and human rights defenders, treatment of political detainees and the disproportionate use of terrorism charges to …
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