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The Minister for Asia and the Pacific makes a statement following another missile test by North Korea
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is concerned by the launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea on 2 August, following similar tests on 24 and 30 July.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office published a statement following the missile test launches by North Korea on 24 July.
The UK took the opportunity to discuss China, Iran, Chechnya, the DPRK, Yemen, Egypt, Libya and Venezuela.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Thirty countries’ human rights developments are analysed in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s annual report.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson gave a statement on North Korea’s decision to carry out further short range ballistic missile launches.
The UK remains deeply concerned by reports of widespread, systematic human rights violations in DPRK. We also urge DPRK to allow human rights actors immediate, unhindered access.
North Korea must engage in meaningful negotiation with the US and take concrete steps towards complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation.
A Royal Navy vessel conducting United Nations sanctions enforcement against North Korea has successfully tracked an illegal transfer at sea.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to UN, at the Security Council Briefing on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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 urges the DPRK to engage credibly with the international community on human rights issues and to allow the Special Rapporteur and other human rights mechanisms free and unhindered access to the country.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke at Glasgow University on cybersecurity and the UK government's approach to deterring cyber crime.
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