{"id":37957,"date":"2014-01-20T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b850750216d9e9bc055f3f3612996fcd"},"modified":"2014-01-20T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T15:28:00","slug":"news-story-update-on-countries-featured-in-human-rights-and-democracy-report-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=37957","title":{"rendered":"News story: Update on countries featured in Human Rights and Democracy Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/\">The 2012 Human Rights and Democracy Report<\/a> is online to make it as accessible to the public as possible. It highlights the UK\u2019s human rights policies and concerns on key issues, and features 27 Countries of Concern where the Foreign Office has the most serious wide-ranging human rights concerns. <\/p>\n<p>Every three months, we publish updates on the countries of concern to highlight key human rights events in these countries, and to report on actions that the UK has taken. <\/p>\n<p>The report is intended to inform Parliament, NGOs and the general public about our work on human rights. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"further-information\">Further information<\/h3>\n<p>Read and comment on the updates from October to December 2013 for <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/afghanistan\/quarterly-updates-afghanistan\">Afghanistan<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/belarus\/quarterly-updates-belarus\">Belarus<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/burma\/quarterly-updates-burma\">Burma<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/china\/quarterly-updates-china\">China<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/colombia\/quarterly-updates-colombia\">Colombia<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/cuba\/quarterly-updates-cuba\">Cuba<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/dprk\/quarterly-updates-democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea\">Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/democratic-republic-of-congo\/quarterly-updates-democratic-republic-of-congo\">Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/eritrea\/quarterly-updates-eritrea\">Eritrea<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/fiji\/quarterly-updates-fiji\">Fiji<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/iran\/quarterly-updates-iran\">Iran<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/iraq\/quarterly-updates-iraq\">Iraq<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/israel-and-the-opts\/quarterly-updates-israel\">Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/libya\/quarterly-updates-libya\">Libya<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/pakistan\/quarterly-updates-pakistan\">Pakistan<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/russia\/quarterly-updates-russia\/\">Russia<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/saudi-arabia\/quarterly-updates-saudi-arabia\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/somalia\/quarterly-updates-somalia\">Somalia<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/south-sudan\/quarterly-updates-south-sudan\">South Sudan<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/sri-lanka\/quarterly-updates-sri-lanka\">Sri Lanka<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/sudan\/quarterly-updates-sudan\">Sudan<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/syria\/quarterly-updates-syria\">Syria<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/turkmenistan\/quarterly-updates-turkmenistan\">Turkmenistan<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/uzbekistan\/quarterly-updates-uzbekistan\">Uzbekistan<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/vietnam\/quarterly-updates-vietnam\">Vietnam<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/yemen\/quarterly-updates-yemen\">Yemen<\/a> and <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\/human-rights-in-countries-of-concern\/zimbabwe\/quarterly-updates-zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read, print, search, share and comment on <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk\">Human Rights and Democracy: the 2012 Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/FCOHumanRights\">@FCOHumanRights<\/a> hashtag <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23hrdreport&amp;src=typd\">#hrdreport<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foreign Office has published reporting on 27 Countries of Concern. 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