In the present report Amnesty International welcomes the commitments expressed in initial government statements to place human rights at the centre of diplomatic foreign policy, to emphasize issues of fairness and justice in Northern Ireland, and to address human rights issues in Britain. In addition to undertaking treaty commitments, the UK has played an important role in the establishment of a broad framework of international human rights standards concerning law enforcement, detention and the judicial system. These UN standards include the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
In the present report Amnesty International welcomes the commitments expressed in initial government statements to place human rights at the centre of diplomatic foreign policy, to emphasize issues of fairness and justice in Northern Ireland, and to address human rights issues in Britain. In addition to undertaking treaty commitments, the UK has played an important role in the establishment of a broad framework of international human rights standards concerning law enforcement, detention and the judicial system. These UN standards include the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
