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International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivers UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Torture during the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council on 28 February 2020.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
British Ambassador to Italy, Jill Morris, hosts a workshop on how to combat rising intolerance and antisemitism.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Syria (humanitarian)
International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivers UK statement under Item 2 - General Debate
Minister for Africa James Duddridge urges the Government of Guinea to ensure that upcoming elections and referendum are conducted in a fair and transparent way.
International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivers joint statement by the Core Group on Sri Lanka
International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivers UK statement for theInteractive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar
International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivers UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea at the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council on 26 February 2020.
The British Embassy held a conference about Modern Slavery together with the International Organisation of Migration (IOM).
At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Minister Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon explained how the UK prioritises promoting and protecting human rights.
Statement by David Clay at the UN Security Council briefing on Haiti
Statement by Mungo Woodifield at the UN General Assembly
On Monday 17 February new sanctions were imposed by the EU on a further 8 business people and 2 entities who have helped prop up the destructive Syrian regime.
Statement and Right of Reply by Ambassador Karen Pierce at the Security Council briefing on the situation in Syria
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Ukraine
The British Ambassador to Guatemala, Nick Whittingham, visited a UK funded project in Sololá.
Delivered by Nicola Murray, Deputy Head of the UK Delegation to the OSCE, at the OSCE Permanent Council on 13 February 2020.
The fifteenth meeting of the biannual UK-Kuwait Joint Steering Group was held in Kuwait on 2 February 2020, co-chaired by the UK’s Minister for the Middle East, The Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP, and Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign M…
The UK delivers statement on Kiribati at the 35th Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), sharing recommendations to improve their human rights record.
The UK delivers statement on Kuwait at the 35th Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), sharing recommendations to improve their human rights record.
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