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UK Statement for Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon delivered a statement by video to International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance members ahead of the launch of UK presidency.
Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner – oral update on: Occupied Palestinian Territories. Delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador Rita French.
The UK's Statement for Enhanced ID on Human Rights in Eritrea, delivered at the UN Human Rights Council.
UK National Statement, delivered by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, the UK's Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth).
UK’s Minister of State for the UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, on his official visit to Geneva to attend the United Nations Human Rights Council High-Level Panel.
UKRAINE’S soldiers and citizens continue to defy the odds the Attorney General has said as she marks the second anniversary of the Russian invasion.
Harnessing multilateral efforts to embed, amplify & realise the rights of persons with disabilities, with a focus on full & effective participation & inclusion in society. Statement delivered by UK Human Rights A…
The British Embassy in San Jose is now accepting project proposals in the area of human rights for the 2024-2025 period.
The UK has sanctioned 6 individuals heading up the penal colony where Alexei Navalny died on 16 February 2024.
The UK announces new sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers who have violently attacked Palestinians in the West Bank.
The UK's statement during Monaco's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered on 29 January 2024.
The UK's statement during Belize's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered on 29 January 2024.
Joint statement by the United Kingdom, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Switzerland, and the United States.
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon gave a written statement at the conclusion of the February 2024 Universal Periodic Review.
The UK has imposed fresh sanctions on Myanmar military-linked entities and infantry divisions to mark 3 years since the military coup.
Deputy Ambassador Brown marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day and condemns Holocaust denial and distortion.
The foreign ministers of 8 countries and the European Union High Representative gave a statement marking 3 years since the military coup in Myanmar.
The UK's statement during Malaysia's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered on 26 January 2024.
The UK's statement during Central African Republic's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Delivered on 26 January 2024.
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