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  • Arrest of Azerbaijani journalist and civil society activist

    Foreign Office concerned about arrest of Azerbaijani journalist and civil society activist, Rauf Mirkadirov.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary concerned by death sentences in Egypt

    Foreign Secretary concerned by 683 new death sentences in Egypt and that 37 death sentences originally issued in March have been upheld.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The crime of sexual violence is as destructive as any bomb

    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

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister comments on Guinea-Bissau election results

    FCO Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds welcomes results of the first democratic elections in Guinea-Bissau since the 2012 coup.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Syria elections only designed to sustain Assad’s dictatorship

    FCO Minister says Syrian presidential elections, conducted against backdrop of regime attacks and in a climate of fear, will have no credibility.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Presidential elections in Algeria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes peaceful vote and congratulates the winner of Presidential elections in Algeria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary condemns abduction of school girls in northern Nigeria

    Foreign Secretary appalled by the abduction of up to 100 school girls in northern Nigeria, offers UK help.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Global Summit: Information for visitors

    Information for visitors attending the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Human Rights and Democracy Report for 2013 published

    The Foreign Secretary today launched the 2013 Human Rights report setting out the steps taken to promote and protect human rights in 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • "UK is gravely concerned by events in Eastern Ukraine"

    Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Ukraine

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report 2013

    Foreign Secretary William Hague launched the 2013 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report on Human Rights and Democracy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2013 elections in Swaziland

    A case study on the September 2013 elections in Swaziland from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

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  • EU Training Mission for the Malian Armed Forces

    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.

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  • PSVI UK Team of Experts

    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.

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  • Supporting survivors of sexual violence in Colombia

    A case study on supporting survivors of sexual violence in Colombia from the 2013 FCO Human Rights and Democracy Report.

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  • Country case study: Ethiopia – justice and treatment in detention

    A country case study on justice and treatment in detention in Ethiopia from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

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  • Country case study: Rwanda – freedom of association and expression

    A case study on freedom of association and expression in Rwanda from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

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  • Responding to sexual violence in Burma

    A case study on the UK response to sexual violence in Burma from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

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  • The death penalty in Japan

    A case study on the death penalty in Japan from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

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  • The plight of the Rohingya

    A case study on the plight of the Rohingya from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

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