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Minister for Human Rights Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, publishes the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s 2017 annual Human Rights and Democracy Report.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
UK Special Envoy welcomes the resumption of the Dialogue and the leadership of President Mkapa
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
UK calls for calm and urges President Nkurunziza to reconsider his candidature for upcoming presidential elections
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council briefing on the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
James Duddridge, Minister for Africa, has called for all sides to show restraint and find a peaceful way forward in Burundi.
Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on the Great Lakes Region
The UK called upon the government of Burundi to remove restrictions on political space and enable an independent media environment.
This UK statement was delivered at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council during the interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi.
Minister for Africa warns that progress in Burundi is at risk as discredited presidential elections go ahead.
List of translators and interpreters for British nationals in Burundi.
Activity in 2019 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its diplomatic network to defend human rights and promote democracy worldwide.
UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, as delivered at the 54th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
UK International Ambassador for Human Rights Rita French gave a statement urging the government to deliver further progress, over a sustained period of time.
International Development Secretary comments to mark UN day for refugees.
UK statement delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
Support will provide essential food, medical care and clean water.
Reports of intimidation do not give the impression of an independent Constitutional Court that was able to come to an impartial decision.
Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, Danae Dholakia, comments on the overnight violence in Burundi
Thirty countries’ human rights developments are analysed in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s annual report.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on Burundi.
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