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Dominic Raab welcomes decisive action which raises the cost for hostile cyber activity.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The new ‘Magnitsky’-style sanctions regime will target those who have been involved in some of the gravest human rights violations and abuses around the world.
Dominic Raab gave a Commons statement introducing the new Global Human Rights Sanctions regime and the first sanctions on those involved in human rights abuses.
The FCO comments on the fourth missile test carried out by North Korea this month.
The FCO comments on the sixteenth ballistic missile test carried out by North Korea in the past year, and the third time in March.
Foreign Office responds to the fifteenth ballistic missile test carried out by North Korea in the past year, and second time in March.
International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered the UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office responds to the fourteenth ballistic missile test carried out by North Korea in the past year.
At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Minister Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon explained how the UK prioritises promoting and protecting human rights.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office responds to further missile tests carried out by North Korea.
Aidan Liddle, Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, makes statement to the UN General Assembly, outlining UK's commitment for a world without nuclear weapons.
Aidan Liddle, UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, makes national statement about UK policy on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation and future objectives.
The Minister for Asia and the Pacific makes a statement following another missile test by North Korea
Media freedom, security and international rule of law are on the agenda at the United Nations international summit in New York in September 2019.
The UK welcomed DPRK's engagement with the UPR process, however expressed concerns by the lack of participation in other UN Human Rights mechanisms and ongoing reports of human rights violations.
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.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office responds to further short range ballistic missile tests by North Korea.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office responds to further short-range ballistic missile tests by North Korea.
Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Heather Wheeler's statement on the continued launches of ballistic missiles by North Korea, most recently on 16 August.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is deeply concerned by the repeated launches of ballistic missiles by North Korea, most recently on 5 August.
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