This year, 85 states signed the joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council, recognising human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, but only five were in Africa, where some of the worst violations against lesbians occur.
Recognising human rights and justice "has to be the cornerstone of foreign policy, the cornerstone of our relationship with every other country", Corbyn said, pledging he would discuss a list of recommendations made in a report by the Politics of Papua Project at the University of Warwick with the Labour party.
The constitution of Bosnia & Herzegovina abides by the highest level of internationally recognised human rights and explicitly recognises the principle of gender equality.
Inaugurated in 2003, the award intends to recognise human rights leadership and the fight against dictatorships, crimes against humanity, torture, repression and censorship.
Consequently, the violation of physical integrity rights and other internationally recognised human rights continues in many aid recipient countries.
"As we have previously stated, FGM is a horrendous practice and a serious violation of internationally recognised human rights.
The practice of democracy, together with respect for universally recognised human rights, are, they argue, incompatible with fundamentalist Islamic faith.
Within these pillars, the right to privacy and, in Europe, the right to personal data, are embedded, harmonised, legally-recognised human rights.
International standards (pdf) expect companies to respect internationally recognised human rights, wherever they operate," said Joseph Bardwell, a spokesman at the centre.
People living in the Niger Delta, where land and rivers are indelibly polluted after decades of oil extraction, have long suffered violations of several internationally recognised human rights.
The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights suggest that companies "comply with all applicable laws and respect internationally recognised human rights, wherever they operate" – and "seek ways to honour the principles of internationally recognised human rights when faced with conflicting requirements".
