16 June 2026 11:55 UTC · UK Government · GOV.UK Speech · Source · Email X Link

UK Government says Iran China Russia violate human rights

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Condemns Iran's killings and executions
Notes rights violations by China, Taliban, and Russia

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UK Government condemns Iran's killing of thousands and the continued execution of protesters and supports international accountability efforts.
UK Government notes China has not implemented recommendations from the Office's Xinjiang Assessment and that human rights violations continue in Xinjiang and Tibet; it supports review of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress.
UK Government reports the situation in Afghanistan is alarming with erosion of rights for women and girls and religious and ethnic minorities under Taliban decrees that entrench gender inequality, restrict access to justice, and institutionalise religious discrimination; it says Russia crushes dissent at home and targets civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and must be held to account.

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Mr President, Thank you, High Commissioner, In Iran, the killing of thousands of Iran’s own people, including the continued execution of protesters, lays bare Iran’s longstanding violent suppression of peaceful dissent. This Council condemned that brutality in January, and we remain steadfast in supporting international accountability efforts. Four years on from your Office’s Xinjiang Assessment, China has not implemented its recommendations. Human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet continue. We support your efforts to understand the impact of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress on ethnic and religious minorities. The situation in Afghanistan is alarming. The erosion of the rights of women and girls, and religious and ethnic minorities, is deeply troubling. As UN reports make clear, Taliban decrees entrench gender inequality, restrict access to justice, and institutionalise religious discrimination. We condemn these laws. In Russia, the Kremlin claims to act for the Russian people but crushes dissent and uses repressive legislation to create a climate of fear internally while targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. In Russia, people are behind bars for exercising their human rights. We must shine a spotlight on Russia to hold it to account for its repression of Russian people - and its continued atrocities in Ukraine.

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