William Hague launches human rights and democracy report

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague published Human Rights and Democracy, the 2010 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report.The report is a comprehensive look at the human rights work of the foreign & commonwealth office around the world in 2010.The report says Pakistan has made little progress in key areas during the last year and is likely to follow similar course in the current year. The report further says 2010 is an extremely challenging year for Pakistan, and that the democratic government. “We will continue to intervene on human rights issues in Pakistan where we believe we can make a positive difference,” it said.“For 2011, our focus will be on four key priorities: to support an end to discrimination and violence against women, to strengthen freedom of expression, religion and belief; to encourage stronger implementation of Pakistan’s international commitments; and to build the capacity of civil society and bodies mandated to challenge state’s effectiveness on human rights, such as the parliamentary committee for human rights.”