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  • Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict Report published

    William Hague, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, announced the report's publication.

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

  • MOD invests £11 million into childcare and veterans’ projects

    The cash will be spent on improving overseas childcare for service families and on providing veterans accommodation in the UK.

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

  • Baroness Anelay Human Rights Day speech

    Speech delivered by Human Rights Minister, Baroness Anelay, to mark UN Human Rights Day

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

  • Human Rights Day : Nigeria : Focus on the work of the Legal Defence and Assistance project

    The British High Commission supports action to prevent the use of the death penalty

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

  • Foreign Office marks Human Rights Day 2014

    UK marks UN Human Rights Day by reaffirming the importance of civil society for Human Rights worldwide

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

  • Civil partnership conversions into marriage start today

    From today, couples in civil partnerships will be able to convert them into a marriage.

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

  • New careers and enterprise company for schools

    Employer-backed body to provide inspiration and education to pupils.

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

  • Celebrating International Human Rights Day

    This is a day to celebrate the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

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

  • Top-quality technical and vocational qualifications announced

    The range and quality of options is better than ever as new subjects are revealed.

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

  • Ambassador Laing announces Paddington Africa Premiere screening

    The Paddington Film Africa Premiere is to be screened in Harare on 18 December 2014

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

  • Additional funding for the Cadet Expansion Programme

    Defence Secretary has announced that 100 new cadet units in state schools will benefit from £2.3 million of additional funding.

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

  • FCO marks Human Rights Day on 10th December

    UK marks Human Rights Day on 10th December under the theme “protecting civil society”.

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

  • Human Rights Day : Nigeria

    Goodwill Message from High Commissioner Dr Andrew Pocock, in Abuja for World Human Rights Day

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

  • British and Swiss embassies in Tunisia marked Human Rights Day

    A joint statement by the British and Swiss embassies in Tunisia to mark the International Day for Human Rights

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

  • British Ambassador's Statement on Human Rights Day

    Statement to highlight the role of Civil Society Organizations on Human Rights Day

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

  • 'Well behaved women seldom make history'

    Transcript of a speech by Sir James Bevan KCMG, UK High Commissioner to India at the release of the publications “Decoding the Law” and “A Guide For Survivors of Sexual Violence”, Delhi 10 December 2014.

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

  • Celebrating UN Human Rights Day 2014 in Japan

    Today on UN Human Rights Day 2014, we are proud to look back on a busy year, working to further human rights on a broad range of issues.

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

  • Commemorating UN Human Rights Day in Kazakhstan

    Speech given by Greg Quinn, British Chargé d’Affaires to Kazakhstan on December 9. This is an English transcript of the speech.

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

  • Human Rights Day in Turkmenistan

    This is a day to celebrate the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

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

  • Human Rights Day 2014: Nick Clegg's message

    The Deputy Prime Minister sends a message to mark Human Rights Day 2014: "No person, no country can ever prosper without basic freedoms".

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