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  • Minister for the Middle East expresses concern about sentences in Bahrain

    Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt reiterated the British Government’s deep concern about the nature of recent hearings and disproportionate sentences.

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

  • Foreign Secretary concerned by sentences in Bahrain

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that he is concerned about sentences handed out by a Special Tribunal in Bahrain.

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

  • Minister for Europe concerned about treatment of political prisoners in Belarus

    Minister for Europe David Lidington called on Belarus to release all political prisoners and drop all of the charges against them.

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

  • Foreign Secretary calls on Iran to overturn Iranian Church leader's death sentence

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following reports that Iranian Church Leader Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani faces a death sentence after refusing an order to recant his faith.

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

  • Foreign Secretary saddened to hear of death of Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai

    Foreign Secretary William Hague highlighted the vital contribution that Wangari Maathai made to sustainable development, democracy and peace across Africa.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes announcement by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague commented on the reports of a proposal for women in Saudi Arabia to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes elections in Zambia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague congratulated the people of Zambia on their recent elections, and said he looked forward to further deepening of relations between Zambia and the UK.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister appalled at public execution of 17 year old in Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said he was appalled at the execution of Alireza Molla-Soltani and called on the Iranian authorities to end these inhumane practices.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on tenth anniversary of the arrest of Eritrea’s ‘G11’

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham: “On this solemn anniversary I offer my solidarity to all those Eritreans engaged in the struggle for human rights."

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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

  • Minister for Human Rights hosts meeting of the Sub Group on the Death Penalty

    Minister of State Jeremy Browne today held the second meeting of the Foreign Office's Sub Group on the Death Penalty.

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

  • Foreign Office screens 'This Prison Where I Live'

    This evening, the Foreign Office is showing the film telling the story of the political prisoner Zarganar, a fierce critic of the regime in Burma and its most popular comedian. You can follow the event live on Twitter via @F…

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

  • UK will not attend UN meeting to commemorate 10 Anniversary of World Conference on Racism

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced the UK's withdrawal from a UN event to commemorate 10th anniversary of the World Conference on Racism due to the anti-Semitic atmosphere in which the conference was held.

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

  • Foreign office launches new podcast series on human rights

    The first episode in our new audio series focuses on freedom of expression in Burma, featuring excerpts from the film ‘This Prison Where I Live’ and interviews with Director Rex Bloomstein.

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

  • Foreign Secretary marks International Day of Democracy

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has given a statement to mark International Day of Democracy on September 15 2011.

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

  • Foreign Secretary gives response to Foreign Affairs Committee report on human rights

    The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Hague has today laid the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's response to the latest report from the Foreign Affairs Committee on the FCO's human rights work.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East expresses condolence on assassination of Iraqi journalist

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt described the assassination as deeply concerning, saying it threatened to undermine hard won freedoms.

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

  • "We will not forget those imprisoned in Iran."

    The Foreign Secretary gave the keynote speech at the ‘Imprisoned in Iran’ event organised by The Times newspaper, in association with human rights NGOs.

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

  • Foreign Secretary speaks at 'Imprisoned in Iran' event

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Britain will continue to stand up for the human rights in Iran in a speech at The Times' 'Imprisoned in Iran' event.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister marks 5000 days since last execution in Republic of Korea

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne urged the Republic of Korea to establish a moratorium on the death penalty, with a view to moving towards full abolition.

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