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FCO Minister of State Hugo Swire comments on the Maldives’ Presidential elections and reports of intimidation.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
FCO Minister for Europe David Lidington shares ODIHR’s positive assessment of Presidential election in Georgia
Hugh Robertson offers condolences to families of Iranian border guards but expresses concern at retaliatory executions.
Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds calls for restraint following renewed violence in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets senior ministers at the beginning of UK visit to London, Northern Ireland and Sandhurst.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the War Child 20th Anniversary Policy Forum in London on 23 October 2013.
The rape and subsequent death of a female student in New Delhi in December generated widespread media and public attention
The current political situation in Bangladesh remains volatile.
Foreign Secretary deeply dismayed by further delays in the Maldives Presidential elections
Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson, Charge d’Affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
The FCO's Human Rights and Democracy Report 2012 covers the progress on reform implementation in Bahrain
Egypt has seen renewed political turmoil and periods of violence over the past six months.
There has been a mixed picture in the human rights sphere in the last three months
The FCO welcomes the Foreign Affairs Committee’s report into the departments human rights work in 2012.
Senior Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi will answer your questions on UK and Pakistan live via Twitter on 16 October.
FCO Minister for Europe David Lidington shares concerns voiced by ODIHR on conduct of Presidential election in Azerbaijan.
In a meeting with Pavel Khodorkovsky, Mr Lidington called for Mikhail Khodorkovsky to be released in August 2014.
FCO Minister Hugo Swire spoke about the need for government, civil society and business to work together to eradicate human trafficking.
Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi highlights the UK’s longstanding opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances.
The Foreign Secretary calls on presidential candidates to respect democratic process and create conditions for free, fair elections.
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