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From Minister of State (Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth)
  • UK continues to lead on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict

    Baroness Anelay announced new steps to build on the first five years of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay’s visit to East Africa

    Minister’s trip will focus on preventing sexual violence, supporting refugees and conflict prevention in the region.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK minister condemns Russia’s domestic violence law

    Russia’s new legislation sends the wrong message about tackling violence against women and children.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Ministers meet Overseas Territories to engage in Brexit process

    UK ministers held the first meeting of a new forum dedicated to discussing the implications of Brexit for the Overseas Territories.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay hosts Holocaust Memorial Day event

    Over 180 people attended the event held at the Foreign Office to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay speech at Holocaust Memorial Day event

    Baroness Anelay welcomed guests at the Foreign Office's Holocaust Memorial Day event.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay welcomes new UNSC members

    UK looks forward to working with new UN Security Council non-permanent members .

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay strengthens UK-Caribbean relationship with visit

    Baroness Anelay will visit Anguilla, St Kitts and Nevis and St Lucia to discuss a range of issues with government officials.

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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 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

  • 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