The present report is the 11th Foreign & Commonwealth Office Annual Report on Human Rights. In its breadth, it demonstrates just how far human rights have permeated every aspect of the UK’s foreign policy since the modern human rights movement was created 60 years ago, with the adoption by the UN of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948.The FCO refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to Russia. Human rights defenders in Russia continue to face difficulties. Both the UK and EU urge Russia to respect and protect the right of human rights defenders and lawyers to conduct their work without hindrance, intimidation or harassment, in line with the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
The present report is the 11th Foreign & Commonwealth Office Annual Report on Human Rights. In its breadth, it demonstrates just how far human rights have permeated every aspect of the UK’s foreign policy since the modern human rights movement was created 60 years ago, with the adoption by the UN of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948.The FCO refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to Russia. Human rights defenders in Russia continue to face difficulties. Both the UK and EU urge Russia to respect and protect the right of human rights defenders and lawyers to conduct their work without hindrance, intimidation or harassment, in line with the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
