The FCO's human rights work in 2013

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This is the first evidence session for the Committee’s inquiry into the FCO’s human rights work in 2013. The terms of reference were announced on 10 April 2014, the day that the FCO published its “annual report” on human rights: Human Rights and Democracy: The 2013 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report. As well as general discussion on the FCO’s human rights work, the main areas for discussion are expected to be the FCO’s work in protecting freedom of religion and belief; the impact of the FCO’s ongoing Preventing Sexual Violence initiative; the FCO’s work in supporting women’s and children’s rights; and the UK’s role on the UN Human Rights Council.

Location

Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Witnesses

At 2.30 pm

• Tim Hancock, Head of the Chief Executive’s Office, Amnesty International UK
• David Mepham, UK Director, Human Rights Watch

At 3.45 pm

• Professor Malcolm Evans, Professor of Public International Law, University of Bristol

Further information

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