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Foreign Office staff are taking part in a range of activities to mark the day on 3 December, as the UK prepares to host the Paralympic Games in 2012.
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On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery the UK has re-affirmed its commitment to combating the threat of slavery at home and overseas.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has welcomed significant progress in the Nepal Peace Process
Home Office Minister Lynne Featherstone will attend the Civil Society Forum on Afghanistan in Bonn on 2 and 3 December to discuss women’s rights and empowerment.
UK Permanent Representative to the UN Peter Gooderham delivered the following statement on 2 December.
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
FCO Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has welcomed the strong action taken by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Minister for Europe David Lidington calls on the authorities of Belarus to commute these sentences immediately and to establish a formal moratorium with a view to abolition of the death penalty.
Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham speaks following the release of the EU Election Observer Mission’s report on this week’s elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Minister Alistair Burt welcomed women from Afghanistan and representatives from leading UK charities to the Foreign Office on Monday 28 November to discuss women’s rights in Afghanistan and the forthcoming international conf…
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke at a Human Rights Watch reception on 29 November.
Laurent Gbagbo is the first person to be arrested as a result of the International Criminal Court’s ongoing investigation into the situation in Côte d’Ivoire.
Foreign Secretary William Hague describes the elections as important to Morocco’s progress towards greater democratic accountability, and recognises the huge opportunity for peaceful change in the region.
The Government's International Ministerial champion Lynne Featherstone has spoken about the UK government's action to prevent violence against women and to support victims.
Minister for Europe David Lidington described the sentencing as another case of the belarusian judicial system being used to punish those in belarus who defend basic human rights.
Foreign Secretary William Hague called for the Egyptian authorities to respect the right of peaceful protest and immediately cease the use of violence against protestors.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has called on the Government of Bahrain to implement recommendations from an independent report which contains ‘worrying findings’.
Thirty-two years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, the trial of its three most senior surviving leaders heard opening statements on 21 November.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said the case for a strong bilateral partnership between Britain and Turkey has never been stronger.
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