On Thursday 07 December 2023, we visited the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for a very special event marking Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at the kind invitation of Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict and Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth).
The event commenced with a recorded welcome message from Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron and a powerful address by Lord Ahmad, followed by an excellent panel discussion on human rights and democracy challenges and how we can inspire younger generations to pick up the mantle. The panel welcomed Lord Ahmad; Yasmine Ahmed, UK Director of Human Rights Watch; Sacha Deshmukh, CEO of Amnesty International UK; and Rita French, the UK’s Global Ambassador for Human Rights. The day’s programme also included a wonderful panel of school children sharing their reflections on what human rights mean to them and a presentation from Roots2Justice. The event concluded with a lunch and networking reception.
