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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon reflects on the conclusions of the 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a general comment ahead of a vote on the resolution on the human rights situation in Belarus.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, introduced a resolution on the human rights situation in Syria.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement explaining the UK's position ahead of the adoption of a resolution on the elimination of Female Genital Mutilati…
The UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a general comment ahead of the vote on the resolution to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ('SOGI').
Ambassador Simon Manley, the UK's Permanent Representative in Geneva, delivered a statement ahead of the adoption - by consensus - of a resolution on the situation of human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
UK statements during the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council on 6 July 2022
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement in response to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' presentation on Ukraine and the interim report of the …
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism.
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia.
The UK delivered this statement during the Universal Periodic Review Adoption for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
The UK delivered this statement during the Universal Periodic Review Adoption for Syria.
The UK delivered this statement during the Universal Periodic Review Adoption for South Sudan.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement during the urgent debate on the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement on behalf of the UK during the Interactive Dialogue with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Vene…
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar (oral progress report).
The UK delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Burundi.
Ambassador Simon Manley, UK Permanent Representative in Geneva, delivered the UK statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
The UK Permanent Representative in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered the UK statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus.
The UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a statement on behalf of the UK during the high-level panel on countering the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights.
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