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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon welcomes the conclusions of the 37th Universal Periodic Review of human rights records of United Nations member states.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US and the High Representative of the European Union have issued a statement condemning the coup in Myanmar.
Minister Nigel Adams updated the House of Commons on the UK government’s response to the Myanmar military coup and the unlawful imprisonment of civilians.
The UK government has issued a statement condemning the state of emergency imposed by the Myanmar military on 1 February.
The UK delivered a statement on Myanmar at the 37th Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), sharing recommendations to improve their human rights record.
FCDO Minister for Asia, Nigel Adams statement on the Myanmar elections, held on Sunday 8 November.
The Foreign Secretary announces £47.5 million new UK aid to support 860,000 Rohingya refugees and help Bangladesh deal with coronavirus and natural disasters.
The US, UK, EU and UN Refugee Agency will co-host a donor conference on 22 October to promote support for Rohingya refugees and host countries.
UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French's statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar.
UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French's statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.
UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French's statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Joint statement by the UK, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Tunisia, and the United States after Security Council consultations on Myanmar
The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar.
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 UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update on the situation of human rights of Rohingya people.
Minister for Asia Nigel Adams has made a statement on the concerning events unfolding in Rakhine State.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon welcomes conclusions of the 43rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Charge d' Affaires to the UN, at the Security Council briefing by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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