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Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire addressed the Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss the UK’s human rights priorities.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Foreign Office Minister of State, Hugo Swire, represented the UK at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Speech by Dr. Christian Turner CMG on the launch of memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment during the colonial era
New UK Envoy will ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust are never forgotten.
Latest UN report shows appalling human rights violations in Syria.
Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN at the Nigerian Presidency Security Council Wrap-Up Debate
Deputy Human Resources Director will answer tweets on 27th August
Minister for Europe calls for release of Estonian security officer, Eston Kohver, following sentencing in Russia.
Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson of the UK Mission to the UN at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Regional Organisations and Contemporary Challenges of Global Security
Foreign Office expresses grave concern over Azerbaijani human rights following the sentencing of civil society members Leyla and Arif Yunus
Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire congratulates Mongolia on its 25th anniversary of democracy
David Cameron will seek to work more closely with the Vietnamese government to combat human trafficking as he visits Vietnam.
Minister for Africa warns that progress in Burundi is at risk as discredited presidential elections go ahead.
Baroness Anelay is visiting Kosovo to discuss PSVI and other priorities, including the Special Court on war crimes and Kosovo’s reform agenda
Grant Shapps condemns appalling attacks in Borno, Nigeria, which have killed over 100 during the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr.
Foreign Secretary says we must never forget the genocide at Srebrenica
Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Baroness Anelay met the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, to discuss their vital work and support for the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative
The UN Human Rights Council concluded its 29th Session today with important resolutions on Syria, South Sudan, Belarus, Ukraine, discrimination and violence against women
Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN at the High-level Commemorative Event on the Srebrenica Genocide
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