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  • Foreign Office Minister calls for justice for Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky

    Minister for Europe David Lidington has spoken after news that the Russian Investigative Committee has extended their investigation into the death of Sergei Magnitsky.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Charles Taylor guilty verdict

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after news that the Special Court for Sierra Leone has found Charles Taylor guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN authorisation of monitoring mission in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the resolution increases the pressure on the Syrian regime to begin a transition to a democratic, plural political system.

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

  • Foreign Secretary expresses concern at violence in Bahrain

    Foreign Secretary William Hague called for restraint in dealing with protests when he spoke to the country's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Muhammad al Khalifa earlier today.

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

  • Conference on the future of the European Court of Human Rights

    The UK is hosting a high-level conference on the European Court of Human Rights

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement concerning the death of a British national in China

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on developments concerning the death of British national Neil Heywood in China in November 2011.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes release of Belarusian political prisoners

    Minister David Lidington has welcomed the release of ex-presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov and his campaign chief Dmitry Bondarenko.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern at executions in Gaza

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has said he is deeply concerned by the execution of three men on 7 April in Gaza by Hamas.

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

  • FCO Minister condemns explosion in Kaduna, Nigeria

    The Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has given a statement on today's bomb attacks in Nigeria.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on Burma by-elections

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes the results from the elections and the progress they represent.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on executions in Japan

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne expresses disappointment on the recent resumption of executions in Japan, the first to take place since 2010.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Presidential elections in Senegal

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the UK looks forward to working closely with the new President and his government following elections in Senegal on 25 March.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes successes of the UN Human Rights Council

    The UN Human Rights Council concluded its 19th Session on 23 March, with a number or landmark resolutions on key countries of concern.

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces funding for international criminal tribunals

    Foreign Secretary William Hague announced additional UK funding for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes tough EU sanctions on Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after a new round of EU sanctions on Iran were agreed by Foreign Ministers in Brussels.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes sanctions on Assad supporters

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after EU Foreign Ministers agreed to impose further sanctions on Syria.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East welcomes UN steps to ensure accountability in Syria

    The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has today adopted a resolution which further condemns the appalling human rights violations in Syria.

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