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UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Mercenaries. Delivered at the 60th HRC in Geneva.
UK Statement for the Panel Discussion on Combating Discrimination, Violence and Harmful Practices against Intersex Persons. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. Delivered at the 60th HRC in Geneva.
UK Statement for the Item 2 General Debate. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
The UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls, Baroness Harriet Harman, delivered the keynote speech at the Berlin Process Gender Equality Forum in Sarajevo.
UK Statement for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the DRC. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
Core Group Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Kumar Iyer.
UK Statement for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR report and oral update of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor San…
UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the Report of OHCHR on the Human Rights Situation in Sri Lanka. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
Core Group Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the Report of OHCHR on the Human Rights Situation in Sri Lanka. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Kumar Iyer.
UK Statement for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on reports of High Commissioner and Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
The British Embassy in San Jose is accepting project proposals focused on combating modern slavery and human trafficking whilst strengthening human rights protections in Costa Rica for the 2025 to 2026 period.
The UK's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief gave a statement to mark International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.
A joint statement from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom on the 5th anniversary of the fraudulent 2020 presidential election in Belarus.
The UK and 31 international partners gave a joint statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
UK Closing Statement for the 59th session of the HRC. Delivered at HRC59 in Geneva.
UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the Oral Update of the Independent Expert on Central African Republic (CAR). This statement was delivered on 4 July 2025 during the 59th session of the HRC in Geneva.
The UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, David Smith MP, gave a speech outlining the UK’s approach to freedom of religion or belief at a recent event held at the FCDO
Minister responsible for human rights, Lord Collins of Highbury, gave a speech at an event outlining the UK’s approach to freedom of religion or belief.
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