Human Rights & Democracy: The 2016 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report

Publication language
English
Pages
64pp
Date published
20 Jul 2017
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Gender, Protection, human rights & security
Organisations
UK Government House of Commons
Link
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/fco-launches-its-annual-human-rights-report-fo…

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has published its 2016 Annual Human Rights Report. The report covers the period from January to December 2016 and for the first time includes a dedicated section on modern slavery - a key UK Government priority.

This report focuses on how the Government is working to protect and promote human rights around the world. It also sets out our 30 Human Rights Priority Countries (HRPCs).

The key themes include:

  • modern slavery;
  • rights of women and girls;
  • torture and the death penalty;
  • LGBT rights;
  • and the increasing pressure faced by civil society organisations.