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Conservative Human Rights Commission urges a Conservative government
to engage with women human rights defenders

11 January 2010

In a new report released today the Commission recommends that a future Conservative government should consult and involve Women Human Rights Defenders in political dialogue and demonstrate that the UK is serious about the enforcement of international commitments on human rights. It urges the provision of UK investment for training projects for WHRDs, particularly for national projects in countries where abuse is rife. The report aims at judicial reform and training for women in the creation of peaceful and prosperous societies and the legitimacy of the role of WHRDs.  It recommends that obligations towards women are treated as a foreign policy priority and that working with and supporting human rights is mainstreamed through UK government policy and practice.

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Conservative Party Human Rights Commission
to publish two reports in 2010

11 January 2010

Following the appointment of Tony Baldry as the new Chairman of the Conservative Human Rights Commission (CHRC), the Commission has undertaken to publish two reports before the General Election. Two groups have been formed to work on these reports with a view to publishing in late February /early March 2010. Invitations have been sent out to individuals and organisations to submit oral and written evidence.

The two groups are: "Those most responsible" and "supporting Women Human Rights Defenders".

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Tony Baldry MP becomes new chairman
of Conservative Human Rights Commission

In July 2009 Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague asked North Oxfordshire MP Tony Baldry  to become chairman of the Conservative Party’s Human Rights  Commission. The Commission which is made up of approximately 20 members, including members of the House of Commons, the House of Lords, senior members of the voluntary side of the Conservative Party , and a number of Conservative Parliamentary Candidates, who have a particular interest in Human Rights

The Commission seeks to work with other groups concerned about Human Rights  and to try and ensure that the importance of Human Rights  is kept high on the political agenda.

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The Female Face of Afghanistan: Recommendations to a future UK Government launched on International Human Rights Day: 10 December 2009

On International Human Rights Day, the Commission, launched “The Female Face of Afghanistan at a reception held at the House of Commons.

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Why we need a plan to tackle Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
25 November 2008

When sexual violence is used as a widespread, systematic and deliberate weapon of war the international community has a moral responsibility to protect the victims and prosecute perpetrators.

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 Globalising Human Rights: A Conservative Agenda for UN Reform
18 March 2008

The Globalising Human Rights report has been submitted to the Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague MP and analyses the performance of the UN Human Rights Council.

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