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UK statement on the human rights situation in Belarus. As delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus, as delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.
New sanctions legislation allows the UK to target exports from Belarus funding the Lukashenko regime and crack down on Russia鈥檚 efforts to circumvent sanctions.
The UK recalls the importance of media freedom for democracy and security in the OSCE region.
Invoking States welcome the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report and call for the Belarussian authorities to uphold their international obligations.
At OSCE Permanent Council UK says the extent of repression and the number of political prisoners in Belarus is staggering.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on President Putin鈥檚 announcement of basing nuclear weapons in Belarus
Canadian Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear gives a statement on behalf of 37 OSCE participating States on invoking the Moscow Mechanism for deteriorating human rights in Belarus
UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in Belarus, delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador Rita French.
Deputy Ambassador Brown again calls on the Belarusian regime to immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners and to respect OSCE commitments.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown joins others at the OSCE in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Belarus.
Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) thanks Belgium as OSCE FSC chair for focusing on Russia鈥檚 unprovoked, barbaric and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverley says the disaster in Ukraine will only end when Russia halts its barbaric war and withdraws fully and unconditionally.
Canadian Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear stresses that the Belarusian authorities have intensified the brutal and unprecedented repression of the Belarusian people.
Ambassador Neil Bush laments the deterioration of media freedom in the OSCE region, including in Russia and following Russia鈥檚 illegal war in Ukraine.
Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) says Putin has continued to mercilessly punish the Ukrainian people for Russia鈥檚 poor performance on the battlefield.
Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) stresses that, when Putin is losing on the battlefield, he takes the war to the Ukrainian people instead.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a statement on the cases of reprisals in Venezuela, Belarus and China, calling on them to be ceased.
Ambassador Neil Bush condemns Russia's aggression against Ukraine, and reflects on the human rights situation within Russia and Belarus.
The UK Permanent Representative to the UK in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement on the update on the human rights situation in Belarus.
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