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Foreign Secretary concerned by 683 new death sentences in Egypt and that 37 death sentences originally issued in March have been upheld.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson, Deputy Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
FCO Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds welcomes results of the first democratic elections in Guinea-Bissau since the 2012 coup.
FCO Minister says Syrian presidential elections, conducted against backdrop of regime attacks and in a climate of fear, will have no credibility.
Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes peaceful vote and congratulates the winner of Presidential elections in Algeria.
Foreign Secretary appalled by the abduction of up to 100 school girls in northern Nigeria, offers UK help.
Information for visitors attending the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.
The Foreign Secretary today launched the 2013 Human Rights report setting out the steps taken to promote and protect human rights in 2013.
Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Ukraine
Foreign Secretary William Hague launched the 2013 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report on Human Rights and Democracy.
A case study on the September 2013 elections in Swaziland from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
The EU Training Mission for the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM) was launched in February 2013 to provide basic military training and advice to the Malian military.
A case study from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report on the establishment of a UK Team of Experts to help support local responses to conflict-related sexual violence.
A case study on supporting survivors of sexual violence in Colombia from the 2013 FCO Human Rights and Democracy Report.
A country case study on justice and treatment in detention in Ethiopia from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
A case study on freedom of association and expression in Rwanda from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
A case study on the UK response to sexual violence in Burma from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
A case study on the death penalty in Japan from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
A case study on the plight of the Rohingya from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
A country case study on the response to terrorism in Nigeria from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
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