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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Work inquiry

Inquiry

The FCO published its Human Rights and Democracy Annual Report 2016 in July 2017.

The Committee’s scrutiny of this report begin with a short evidence session on the FCO’s human rights work in the UN, including its work in the Human Rights Council and other forums.


Reports, special reports and government responses

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13th Report - Global Britain: Human rights and the rule of law
Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Work inquiry
HC 874
Report
Response to this report
16th Special Report - Global Britain: Human rights and the rule of law: Government response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report
HC 1759
Special Report
16th Special Report - Global Britain: Human rights and the rule of law: Government response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report
Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Work inquiry
HC 1759
Special Report

Oral evidence transcripts

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11 July 2018
Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Work inquiry
Witnesses i) Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State, Richard Jones, Deputy Director, Human Rights and Democracy, Corinne Kitsell, Deputy Director UN & Multilateral / UN Co-ordinator, and Paul McKell, Legal Director; ii) Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Richard Jones, Deputy Director, Human Rights and Democracy, Corinne Kitsell, Deputy Director UN & Multilateral / UN Co-ordinator, and Paul McKell, Legal Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (at 3.45pm).
Oral Evidence
19 June 2018
Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Work inquiry
Witnesses Ben Emmerson QC, former Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights, Professor Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading, Professor Javaid Rehman, Professor of Law, University of BrunelSir Roger Gale MP, Angela Smith MP, Murray Hunt, Director, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
Oral Evidence
6 March 2018
Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Work inquiry
Witnesses Natalie Samarasinghe, Executive Director, the United Nations Association UK (UNA-UK)
Oral Evidence
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (HMR0035)
Dr Rhona Smith (HMR0034)
Sir Malcolm D Evans KCMG OBE (HMR0027)

Other publications

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Contact us

  • Email: fac@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 4050 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 2996 or facmedia@parliament.uk (media enquiries)
  • Address: Foreign Affairs Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA