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Liz Truss gave a statement after the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights report provided new evidence of China's human rights violations in Xinjiang.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gave a statement following new evidence emerging of China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang.
The UK raised its concerns on LGBT rights in Chechnya, the situation in the DPRK, human rights violations in Nicaragua and South Sudan, press freedom in Egypt, and the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The UK highlighted concerns of violations and abuses in several countries, including the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the human rights situation in Venezuela.
The UK continues to be concerned with the situation in Xinjiang and urges China to release detainees who have not been lawfully charged or tried, and end travel restrictions on minorities.
This joint statement was published on behalf of 50 countries in the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee, on the human rights situation in Xinjiang.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
FCO Minister of State for Human Rights Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon statement on the sentencing of human rights activist and journalist Huang Qi in China on 29 July.
Minister for Asia, Nigel Adams to hold talks with Indo-Pacific representatives and international human rights leaders.
Charge d’Affaires Yang Xiaoguang was summoned to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office following China's sanctioning of 9 British individuals and 4 entities.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister (FCO) Mark Field arrives in China for wide-ranging talks on trade, security and human rights.
Prime Minister Theresa May spoke to President Xi about trade, security cooperation and North Korea.
The Prime Minister will emphasise the importance of the Indo-Pacific region to global security and prosperity as he continues to hold talks with his counterparts at the G20 Summit in Indonesia today.
On 13 March 2017, the British Embassy in Beijing celebrates the 45th Anniversary of Ambassadorial relations between the UK and the People’s Republic of China.
The UK is working hard to combat COVID-19.
The UK took the opportunity to discuss China, Iran, Chechnya, the DPRK, Yemen, Egypt, Libya and Venezuela.
UK Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French raises concerns on LGBT rights in Chechnya and abuses in Xinjiang, the DPRK, Libya, Egypt, Venezuela and Sudan.
This cross-regional joint statement on behalf of more than 40 countries was delivered by Leslie E. Norton, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in Geneva.
The UK welcomed recent progress on human rights in China, however raised concerns over increased restrictions to political and civil rights.
Lord Ahmad issued a statement to mark the end of the 31st Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
The UK has today (13 January) announced that the priority visa application service will be expanded to Tier 4 applicants (students) in China.
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