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<p><ins class="ministerial">The UK Government strongly supports Human Rights Defenders
worldwide to enable them to carry out their work safely and without fear. In 2019,
the Minister of State responsible for Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon,
launched the document 'UK support for Human Rights Defenders' which was drawn up with
significant and important input from relevant stakeholders, including Amnesty International,
and which sets out how the UK Government engages with Human Rights Defenders to advance
the human rights agenda globally.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins><br /><ins
class="ministerial">Following the FCDO's reorganisation and publication of the Integrated
Review, the UK remains strongly committed to this agenda and will continue to support
and work in partnership with Human Rights Defenders to promote open societies and
the UK's force for good agenda. We will reflect these commitments in the various strands
of strategic planning which will flow from the Integrated Review.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The FCDO also monitors repression of HRDs in its annual Human
Rights and Democracy Report, the most recent of which was published earlier this month.
That report paid tribute to the courageous work of HRDs and listed support for them
as a UK international policy priority.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK
also recognises the serious and unequivocal threat that climate change poses to our
planet, and that it can undermine the enjoyment of Human Rights. It is important that
States comply with their human rights obligation when taking any action to respond
to climate change. The UK, therefore, calls on States to address the human rights
implications of climate change and ensure that any action taken to respond to climate
change complies with their human rights obligations.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The
UK Government strongly supports Human Rights Defenders worldwide to enable them to
carry out their work safely and without fear. In 2019, the Minister of State responsible
for Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, launched the document 'UK support
for Human Rights Defenders' which was drawn up with significant and important input
from relevant stakeholders, including Amnesty International, and which sets out how
the UK Government engages with Human Rights Defenders to advance the human rights
agenda globally.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Following the FCDO's reorganisation
and publication of the Integrated Review, the UK remains strongly committed to this
agenda and will continue to support and work in partnership with Human Rights Defenders
to promote open societies and the UK's force for good agenda. We will reflect these
commitments in the various strands of strategic planning which will flow from the
Integrated Review.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The FCDO also monitors repression
of HRDs in its annual Human Rights and Democracy Report, the most recent of which
was published earlier this month. That report paid tribute to the courageous work
of HRDs and listed support for them as a UK international policy priority.</del></p>
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