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Government pledges support for a new human rights benchmark that will rank the corporate human rights performance of international companies.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Dervilla Mitchell receives an honorary CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire).
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson answered questions on English laws, the Pakistani attack, Russia, equal pay, and mobile 'not spots'
The British Ambassador, John Dennis met local NGO, Rede Mulher (Women’s Network) to discuss their work on Women’s Human Rights in Angola
The Human Rights and Democracy Fund 2015-2016 in Malaysia is now open for the submission of project proposals.
British and German Embassies in Quito promoted International Human Rights Day
Baroness Anelay visited the United Nations in New York and participated in the ICC’s Assembly of State Parties between 11 and 12 December.
Written Statement made by: Minister for Europe, David Lidington on 15 December 2014.
Government Equalities Office has held its Annual National Consultation with Women, our main forum for engaging with women on gender equality.
Anniversary of crisis in South Sudan. We should reflect on human cost. Country’s leaders must end the conflict now
The National Human Rights Commission Mongolia launch Human Rights 365 on International Human Rights Day at school 4 in Ulaanbaatar.
Excerpts from the blog by Phil Evans, Head of DFID Somalia
Statement by Baroness Anelay, UK Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
This newsletter provides information on the UK’s preparations for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 59th session.
To celebrate Human Rights day on the 10 of December, we are proud to look back on a busy year, working on a broad range of issues
William Hague, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, announced the report's publication.
Speech delivered by Human Rights Minister, Baroness Anelay, to mark UN Human Rights Day
The British High Commission supports action to prevent the use of the death penalty
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