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Notable human rights defenders have been sent letters from the UK Foreign Secretary on Human Rights Day (Tuesday 10 December).
The UK joins other OSCE participating States to call for an end to human rights violations and for Belarus to allow free and fair elections.
UK and others recall that ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is a prerequisite for lasting security and peace among and within States.
The UK and other members of the Informal Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists call on Russia and Belarus to comply with their international obligations and commitments on safety of journalists.
Interactive Dialogue on the UN Secretary General’s Report on Reprisals. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with group of Independent Experts on Belarus. Delivered at the 57th Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The UK and others mark the four-year anniversary of the fraudulent presidential election in Belarus in 2020.
The United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union have released a joint statement on the 4th anniversary of the fraudulent presidential election in Belarus
The UK has sanctioned 4 individuals and 3 entities from Belarus in coordinated action with international partners.
UK and others regret Belarus' lack of response to the Vienna Mechanism of July 2024 on prison conditions and call for immediate humanitarian release of political prisoners in Belarus.
UK and 37 other countries invoke the OSCE Vienna Mechanism in respect of serious human rights concerns in Belarus, including torture, physical or sexual violence, lack of basic medical care and privacy, lack of a fair trial,…
Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. Delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
UK and 35 other countries call for immediate and unconditional release of political prisoners in Belarus.
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…
Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on situation of human rights in Belarus. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.
Ambassador Holland calls on Russia and Belarus to live up to their OSCE commitments and reiterates UK support for the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
The UK and the Informal Group of Friends of Democratic Belarus deliver a joint statement on elections in Belarus and the deteriorating human rights situation.
UK Minister for Europe, Leo Docherty, condemns the undemocratic conduct of the 2024 parliamentary elections in Belarus, amid increasing repression.
The UK joins other participating States in expressing concern regarding the absence of conditions for free and fair elections in Belarus, and the ongoing shocking human rights violations in the run up to the February electio…
UK and allies have sanctioned human rights abusers 75 years after Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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