• Introductions

    Foreign Secretary

    The promotion and protection of human rights is at the heart of UK foreign policy. We are determined to pursue every opportunity to promote human rights and political and economic freedom around the world. Individual demands for a better life can only truly be satisfied in open and democratic societies.

    The values we cherish inform our policy choices every day as we seek to increase Britain’s security and prosperity, and to protect British citizens overseas. With this in mind, I am delighted to introduce the FCO’s 2011 Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report.

    » Read the full foreword by Foreign Secretary, William Hague

  • Jeremy Browne MP

    As Minister responsible for human rights policy within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), I encourage you to submit your comments so that we can better understand the human rights concerns facing the public, as well as hear how we can improve our human rights reporting for 2012.

    » Read more about how to get involved