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David Lidington blogs for Human Rights Day: Freedom of Expression and the Media overseas
For Human Rights Day Minister of State for Europe, David Lidington, blogs on freedom of expression and the media overseas. Today is international Human Rights day; a day to celebrate the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. We should all take a moment to think about the rights that everyone in […]
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10th December 2014
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Romanian Revolution through British Eyes/ Mike Brown’s memories
September 17th 1989 Teresa and I arrived in Bucharest to take up our appointment in the Defence Section. November The 14th party congress of the Romanian Communist Party was held during a bitterly cold period. Some cynically said that if that weather had continued through December there would not have been a revolution. 15th to […]
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10th December 2014 London, England
Preventing Sexual Violence and Protecting Civil Society
For Human Rights Day Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, James Duddridge, blogs on Preventing Sexual Violence and Protecting Civil Society. I am proud to say that the UK, and the Foreign Office specifically, has taken such a strong lead in the battle to end sexual violence in conflict. In September, […]
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10th December 2014 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
International Human Rights Day
Today is International Human Rights Day, marking the promulgation in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. One of the important questions that will be discussed today – including by Baroness Anelay, the Foreign Office’s Minister with responsibility for human rights issues, when she hosts a reception in London – is the role of […]
10th December 2014 Colombo, Sri Lanka
In Celebration of Civil Society
Today is International Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is the importance of civil society, with the hashtag #365 signifying what civil society does for us all, day in, day out. It’s been a difficult few months in Sri Lanka and the Maldives for civil society, so I wanted to use this blog to celebrate […]
10th December 2014 Madrid, Spain
International Human Rights Day
Today, 10 December is International Human Rights Day. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss human rights issues last week with a group of students from the British Council School. Here is a summary of my presentation to them. The UK is extremely active when it comes to promoting human rights. The Foreign […]
10th December 2014 London, UK
Tobias Ellwood blogs for Human Rights Day: Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Middle East and North Africa
For Human Rights Day Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Tobias Ellwood, blogs on Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Middle East and North Africa (to see this post in Arabic, click here: ow.ly/FJHxS). Today – exactly sixty six years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human […]
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10th December 2014 London, UK
Hugo Swire blogs for Human Rights Day: From darkness to light: there is a different path open to North Korea
For Human Rights Day Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire, blogs on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Last week, on the Thames embankment in London, I was honoured to attend the unveiling of a Memorial to the sacrifices made by British troops in the Korean War […]
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10th December 2014
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Who Needs Diplomats?
Diplomacy is an old profession. Over two thousand years ago Greek city states used to send envoys to negotiate war, peace and trade. But surely with new technology, governments don’t need intermediaries? They can use the internet, videoconferencing and Skype to talk to each other. And with multiple news websites, instant reporting and people uploading […]
10th December 2014
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Human Rights begin at home
(on occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December) There is a time in life when we start learning from people younger than ourselves. Perhaps that’s the best moment as a parent – when your children start telling you things you didn’t know. We joke in Britain that you know you are getting older, when policemen […]