House of Commons - The FCO's human rights work in 2011

Foreign Affairs Committee - Third Report
The FCO's human rights work in 2011

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 11 September 2012.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

1 Introduction

2 The FCO's 2011 Human Rights and Democracy Report

Format and content

Evaluation

Main events of 2011

Development and publication of strategy documents

United Nations Human Rights Council

Chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers

European Convention on Human Rights

Thematic issues

Women's human rights

Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

Children's human rights

FCO policy development and staffing

Secretary of State's Advisory Group

Staffing on human rights

3 "Countries of concern"

4 Torture

Torture prevention

Removal and deportation

Removal of asylum seekers

Deportation with assurances

Rendition

5 Applying public pressure

Economic sanctions

Burma

Boycotts of international events

Denial of visas for entry to the UK

6 Business and human rights

Promoting responsible business practice

Controlling the supply of goods for potential use in repression

Arms

Export of telecommunications technology

7 Conclusion

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

Oral Evidence

22 May 2012

19 June 2012

Written Evidence