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310 Civil Servants’ “longstanding concern” with UK Gaza policy

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 10th June 2025 by wykenseagrave10th June 2025

The Letter On 16 May 2025, 310 staff of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) wrote to the UK Foreign Secretary in a letter marked OFFICIAL SENSITIVE saying, among other things: In July 2024, staff expressed concern about … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gaza, Israel, Palestine, UK Government | Leave a reply

UK announces major sanctions against Russia

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 22nd May 2025 by wykenseagrave22nd May 2025

On 20 May the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced what it calls “major sanctions” against Russia in support of Ukraine. The European Union also applied sanctions but Putin’s friend Trump did not. The UK announcement said: As President … Continue reading →

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UNA-UK shocked by UK slashing aid

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 1st March 2025 by wykenseagrave1st March 2025

UNA-UK issued the following message on 28 February 2025. The news that the UK Government has chosen to slash aid in order to increase military spending is shocking and disappointing. Despite this government’s stated aims to stand up to support … Continue reading →

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Oxfam can intervene in judicial review of arms sales to Israel

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 26th June 2024 by wykenseagrave26th June 2024

On 7 October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, killing 1,139 people and taking about 250 people hostage. In response, the Israeli Government has killed tens of thousands … Continue reading →

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Report on UK by UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 24th May 2024 by wykenseagrave24th May 2024

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Posted in Human Rights, OHCHR, Poverty, UK Government | 2 Replies

UNA-UK statement in response to the passing of the Rwanda Bill

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 12th May 2024 by wykenseagrave12th May 2024

United Nations Association UK published the following statement on 24 April 2024. The 1951 UN Refugee Convention set out refugee rights and the obligations of states to protect them which were then extended in the 1967 Protocol. The UK is … Continue reading →

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Amnesty says Britain still breaching human rights commitments

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 29th April 2024 by wykenseagrave29th April 2024

In its annual report “The State of the World’s Human Rights” published in April 2024, Amnesty International says: The UK government continued to pursue a policy agenda that breached its international human rights commitments and curtailed human rights protections. People … Continue reading →

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UK-Rwanda treaty and Safety of Rwanda Bill incompatible with international refugee law

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 3rd February 2024 by wykenseagrave3rd February 2024

On 15 January, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published updated analysis on the legality of the UK’s agreement with Rwanda for the transferring of asylum seekers. UNHCR’s updated analysis importantly finds that the new UK-Rwanda treaty signed … Continue reading →

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Human Rights and UK Government

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 23rd January 2024 by wykenseagrave23rd January 2024

According to the Public Law Project [1], the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill [2] disables important human rights safeguards by disapplying most of the Human Rights Act 1998 and requiring domestic judges to disregard international law and interim … Continue reading →

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Illegal Migration Bill breaches International Law

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 31st July 2023 by wykenseagrave8th August 2023

The Illegal Migration Bill, which has been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law and will have profound consequences for people in need of international protection, … Continue reading →

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