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Catalogue description Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Human Rights Policy Department (HR Prefix Series)
| Reference: | FCO 192 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Human Rights Policy Department (HR Prefix Series) |
| Description: |
This series contains records relating to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) policy on human rights, including collaboration with other UK Government departments and international organisations such as the United Nations, Council of Europe and Council for Security Coordination in Europe. |
| Date: | 1993-1993 |
| Arrangement: |
The records are arranged into two sequences. The first is prefixed HRE and covers European human rights, the second is prefixed HRU and covers liaison with the United Nations on Human Rights. |
| Related material: |
For records relating to FCO's Policy on Human Rights which was previously within the remit of the United Nations Department until 1993 see FCO 58 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | HR |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1968- |
| Physical description: | 79 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2024 Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Human Rights Policy Department was established within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1993. The department liaised with other organisations on human rights, coordinated Government policy on human rights, ensured consistency of application across FCO departments, liaised with other Government departments (ensuring domestic policy took account of international human rights obligations), and supervised the British Overseas Territories under international treaty obligations. Previously responsibility for the FCO's policy on human rights had been with the United Nations Department. |
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