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The UK has today sanctioned figures responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses during the civil war in Sri Lanka.
Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West visits Sri Lanka with a focus on boosting exports and economic growth.
Core Group statement on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. Delivered by the UK at the 57th Human Rights Council.
UK Statement for the Interactive dialogue on the report of OHCHR on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Core Group statement. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Foreign Secretary gave a statement on the 15th anniversary of the end of Sri Lanka's armed conflict.
HRC55 Item 2 General Debate: Sri Lanka. Core Group Statement delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.
Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, is visiting Sri Lanka to strengthen cooperation on climate change, regional security and human rights.
Statement on report of OHCHR on promoting reconciliation, accountability & human rights in Sri Lanka. Delivered by UK Ambassador to the WTO & UN Simon Manley.
Statement by Sri Lanka Core Group comprising Canada, N Macedonia, Malawi, Montenegro, United Kingdom and United States. Delivered by UK Ambassador, Rita French.
On Wednesday 23 August, the new British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Andrew Patrick, presented his credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The British High Commission in Colombo is inviting Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to bid for grant funding to deliver projects addressing religious intolerance in Sri Lanka.
The British High Commission in Colombo is inviting Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to bid for grant funding to deliver work that will defend and promote human rights in Sri Lanka.
Mr Andrew Patrick has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in succession to Mrs Sarah Hulton OBE.
Sri Lanka Core Group Statement as delivered by Rita French, UK Human Rights Ambassador.
The UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade has appointed Harjinder Kang as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) to South Asia
Statement delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, on behalf of the Sri Lanka Core Group.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva gave a statement during Sri Lanka’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council.
FCDO Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia and the United Nations Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon has issued a statement on the UN resolution.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Ambassador Simon Manley introduced a resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council,
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