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From The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE
  • UK welcomes vote defending role of UN Expert

    Human Rights Minister Baroness Anelay welcomes defeat of hostile amendment aimed at delaying the work of the UN’s first Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay promotes human rights on first visit to Central America and Mexico

    Minister for Human Rights demonstrates UK’s continuing support to Central America and Mexico during a human-rights focused visit to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • FCO celebrates annual Human Rights Day

    Ahead of Human Rights Day, Minister for Human Rights, Baroness Anelay hosts an annual event at the FCO to celebrate UK action on universal human rights.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Marking Human Rights Day

    Baroness Anelay's speech from the FCO's Human Rights Day event on Thursday 8th December.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay opens conference on tackling the stigma of sexual violence

    Survivors, experts and civil society will meet to discuss the challenges of tackling the stigma which often afflicts survivors of sexual violence. These discussions will be used to develop a Principles for Global Action docu…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay welcomes progress at the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee

    Baroness Anelay welcomes progress on human rights at the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee and calls for words to be translated into actions

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK welcomes vote defending role of UN Expert

    Human Rights Minister Baroness Anelay welcomes United Nations decision to support the UN’s first Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay speech at International Criminal Court Assembly of State Parties

    Speech by FCO Minister Baroness Anelay at the International Criminal Court Assembly of State Parties in the Hague

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK and Sri Lanka share common interests in security and trade

    Comments made by Baroness Joyce Anelay Minister of State Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the conclusion of her visit to Sri Lanka.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay promotes human rights on first visit to South Asia

    Baroness Anelay will visit Sri Lanka and Burma for discussions in her capacity as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict and Minister for Human Rights

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK elected to the UN Human Rights Council

    The UK has today been successful in its bid for election to the UN Human Rights Council for the term January 2017 – December 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay speech at Peacekeeping Summit in Paris

    The Minister for Human Rights reasserted the importance of the UK's 3Ps agenda in reforming peacekeeping at the conference on Peacekeeping in Francophone Environments.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay marks International Religious Freedom Day

    One week on from groundbreaking conference on freedom of religion or belief, Human Rights Minister Baroness Anelay reiterates the importance the government attaches to promoting this fundamental right

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK marks United Nations Day

    FCO Minister, Baroness Anelay, marks UN Day as the ambitions upon which the UN was founded remain as relevant today as they were 70 years ago.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay opens conference on freedom of religion and belief

    Speech delivered by Human Rights Minister Baroness Anelay to open conference held in the FCO's Locarno Suite

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • FCO leads global action on freedom of religion

    The Foreign Office is hosting a 2-day summit to bring together experts to explore how freedom of religion or belief can help prevent violent extremism.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay speech to mark World Day Against the Death Penalty

    Speech delivered by Human Rights Minister Baroness Anelay at an event held at Australia House

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK-Cayman Islands partnership secure for the future

    Baroness Anelay speech to the Cayman Islands' Legislative Assembly

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay closing statement on the 33rd Human Rights Council

    Baroness Anelay welcomes conclusions of UN Human Rights Council.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay leads international call to end stigma of sexual violence

    Baroness Anelay and UN Special Representative Bangura co-host UNGA event to challenge the stigma associated with sexual violence.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government