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Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report for 2022

My Noble Friend, the Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations) (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2022 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Report on Human Rights and Democracy (CP number 886).

The report monitors human rights developments overseas in 2022 and, seventy-five years on from the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, demonstrates the Government’s continuing commitment to promote and defend human rights and open societies. This includes our work to stop sexual violence against women and girls in conflict, and our actions to promote media freedom and freedom of religion or belief – all with a particular focus on the vulnerable. The report also highlights the UK’s work with the international community in 2022 to bring Russia to account for their atrocities in Ukraine.

The UK remains resolute in our commitment to protect and promote human rights and to use the international system to hold perpetrators to account for their human rights violations.