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Human Rights & Democracy The 2020 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Report Human Rights & Democracy The 2020 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Report Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs by Command of Her Majesty July 2021 Cp 458 Human Rights and Democracy: The 2020 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Report © Crown copyright 2021 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This publication is available at www.gov.uk/official-documents. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at Communications Team, OSHR Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, King Charles Street, SW1A 2AH. ISBN 978-1-5286-2732-0 CCS0621833840 07/21 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum Printed in the UK by the APS Group on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Designed in-house by the FCDO Communication Directorate Cover image: Play time in a primary school in Pakistan. Play is an important part of a child’s early development helping to mature their language and communication skills. In 2020, the UK worked closely with Pakistan to further access to education and realise gender equality. Human Rights and Democracy: The 2020 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Report Contents Preface by the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab ...................................................................... iv Foreword by the Minister for Human Rights, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon ..................... v Chapter 1: Human Rights and Democracy Priority Themes ...................................................... 2 Democracy and Democratic Freedoms.................................................................................................................... 2 Westminster Foundation for Democracy .................................................................................................................... 2 The Community of Democracies ............................................................................................................................... 3 Transparency and Open Government ........................................................................................................................ 3 Civil Society ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Freedom of Expression ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Human Rights Defenders .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Restrictions of Civil Society Space ............................................................................................................................ 4 Media Freedom .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Freedom of Religion or Belief .................................................................................................................................... 7 Post-Holocaust Issues............................................................................................................................................... 9 Gender Equality ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Women and Girls’ Rights ..........................................................................................................................................10 Violence against Women and Girls ...........................................................................................................................10 Women, Peace and Security ....................................................................................................................................11 Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative .........................................................................................................11 Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment ...........................................................................................12 Girls’ Education ........................................................................................................................................................12 Children and Armed Conflict ....................................................................................................................................13 The Rights of the Child .............................................................................................................................................13 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights ..................................................................................... 13 Modern Slavery .........................................................................................................................................................15 Human Rights and the Private Sector .................................................................................................................... 16 Business and Human Rights ....................................................................................................................................16 Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights .................................................................................................17 Private Security Companies .....................................................................................................................................17 Responsible Sourcing of Minerals ............................................................................................................................17 The Kimberley Process ............................................................................................................................................17 Death Penalty and Torture Prevention .................................................................................................................... 18 Overseas Security Justice Assistance ................................................................................................................... 18 Export Controls ........................................................................................................................................................ 19 Migration and Human Rights .................................................................................................................................. 19 Economic and Social Rights ................................................................................................................................... 20 Women’s Economic Empowerment ........................................................................................................................ 20 Rights of People with Disabilities ............................................................................................................................. 20 Rights of Older Persons .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Human Rights and Democracy: The 2020 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Report Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health .................................................................................................. 20 Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Land ...................................................................................................................... 21 Social Protection ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 Overseas Territories ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Human Rights and Democracy Programmes ........................................................................................................ 22 Case Studies of Programme Work .......................................................................................................................... 23 Chapter 2: Human Rights and the Multilateral System ............................................................24 Human Rights at the UN .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Human Rights Council ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Country Issues ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 Thematic Issues .....................................................................................................................................................