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Simon Manley, UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered the UK statement, reiterating the need for continued OHCHR monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation in Belarus.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Delivered by FCO Minister Wendy Morton to the OSCE Special Permanent Council on 28 August 2020.
UK Minister for Europe, Leo Docherty, condemns the undemocratic conduct of the 2024 parliamentary elections in Belarus, amid increasing repression.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The UK and Canada have issued a statement in response to detentions and targeted raids by the Belarusian authorities against human rights and media organisations.
Interactive Dialogue on the UN Secretary General’s Report on Reprisals. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown delivers a joint statement to the OSCE Permanent Council on behalf of Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, the US and the UK reaffirming our commitment to the rights and fundam…
UK and partners note the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and say that we must continue to fight for freedom, gender equality, justice and democracy.
UK Ambassador Neil Bush delivers a statement on behalf of 37 OSCE participating States to call for the release of over 1,000 political prisoners in Belarus.
The UK, USA, EU and Canada issued a statement on today's coordinated sanctions in response to continuing attacks on human rights and fundamental freedoms in Belarus.
This is a country of concern report taken from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2014 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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