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Speech: UN HRC52: UK Statement for Item 2 General Debate

Let me pay tribute to you High Commissioner for visiting Haiti and shining a light on human rights abuses there, including abductions and sexual violence, enabled by rising lawlessness. Let me pay tribute to you High Commissioner for visiting Haiti and shining a light on human rights abuses there, including abductions and sexual violence, enabled by rising lawlessness. In South Sudan, tragically, violence has killed hundreds, displaced tens of thousands, and been accompanied by the most appalling acts of sexual and gender-based violence. That is why the role of the Commission on Human Rights is so important in documenting these violations and abuses. There is, of course, a simple way for that brutality to end.  End the war, President Putin. Thank you. As your oral update made clear, as Ukraine enters its second year under Russian attack, the human rights situation continues to deteriorate. And the Commission of Inquiry and your Monitoring Mission play an invaluable role in revealing the extent of the brutality being inflicted on the Ukrainian people. Just last week, we pledged another 0m of humanitarian assistance to Yemen. That assistance is vital. But it is insufficient, unless accompanied by progress towards a political solution and respect for the human rights – not least the rights of women and children. High Commissioner,

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