Commission revisits Burma's crimes against humanity
in Parliamentary hearing

11 January 2010

Four years after the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission held its first ever hearing, in which it focused on the human rights crisis in Burma, it is re-visiting the subject in a hearing on Monday 18 January, 2010: “Burma’s Crimes Against Humanity: The Next Steps in International Policy”. The hearing will be held from 5pm-7pm in Room O, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1 (above Westminster tube station, opposite the Houses of Parliament). It is open to the public to attend.

The hearing will receive oral evidence from four speakers:
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, Bwa Bwa Phan, and Anna Roberts.

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Shadow Foreign Minister David Lidington and Amnesty International address party conference fringe meeting

05 October 2009

The Conservative Party Human Rights Commission held a fringe meeting at the Party Conference in Manchester on Monday 5 October 2009, addressed by the Director of Amnesty International UK, Kate Allen, and the Shadow Foreign Office Minister David Lidington MP.

In her remarks, Kate Allen set out the major international human rights challenges which will face the next British Government. David Lidington responded by reiterating the Party’s commitment to place human rights at the centre of its foreign policy.

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David Cameron MP launches Conservative Human Rights Annual Report 2008
08 December 2008

David Cameron, Leader of the Conservative Party, delivered a keynote speech at the launch of the Conservative Human Rights Annual Report 2008.

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William Hague MP launches Conservative Party Human Rights Second Annual Report
10th December 2007

The Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the launch of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission’s Annual Report 2007.

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Fringe meeting at Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool
October 2007

The Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague MP, reiterated his pledge to put human rights at the heart of foreign policy.

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William Hague MP launches Conservative Party Human Rights First Annual Report
11th December 2006

The Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague launched the Conservative Party Human Rights first Annual Report on 11th December 2006, the day after International Human Rights Day.

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Fringe meeting at Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth
October 2006

One year after its launch, the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission played a prominent part in the 2006 Party Conference in Bournemouth.

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