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    FCDO failure in Albert Douglas case
    Grandfather Albert Douglas has been held as an economic hostage in Dubai. He has been beaten, tortured and denied his medication, but the FCDO says “torture in itself is not grounds for a clemency application”.

    27 March 2022

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    FCDO Responsibilities: Are Conflicting Goals Diminishing Efficacy?
    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) with its 14,000 staff is tasked with promoting British interests abroad but the government department’s goals are often conflicting in nature, leaving diplomats in confusion over priorities, placing British citizens...

    23 March 2022

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    Press Release: Parliamentary Debate - Should the FCDO increase travel warnings to British citizens heading to Dubai
    Press Release: Parliamentary Debate: Should the FCDO increase travel warnings to British citizens heading to Dubai: 9th of December 2021

    7 December 2021

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