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Government says as much as £100billion is laundered through and within the UK each year “scale of corruption is a significant challenge.” But also says”We have considered the idea of an International Anti-Corruption Court, including with 40 international partners in November last year, and have concluded that now is not the time to endorse a new, bespoke institution of this nature.”

Lord Sharpe of Epsom, the Home Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL386): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of corruption, in particular money...

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A Resolution passed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea has expressed grave concern about the fate of North Korean refugees forcibly returned to the DRPK and has urged an end to China’s forcible repatriation of North Korean escapees to North Korea

Resolution urging an end to China's forcible repatriation of North Korean escapees to North Korea 중국의 북한이탈주민 강제북송 중단 촉구 결의 The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea expresses its grave concern at the situation whereby it appears that about 2,000 North Korean...

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Genocide Watch has declared a Genocide Emergency for Sudan. The alert states that due to continuing massacres against non-Arab civilians, Genocide Watch considers Sudan to be at Stage 8: Persecution and Stage 9: Extermination (of the 10 Stages of Genocide).

Genocide Watch has declared a Genocide Emergency for Sudan. The alert states that due to continuing massacres against non-Arab civilians, Genocide Watch considers Sudan to be at Stage 8: Persecution and Stage 9: Extermination (of the 10 Stages of Genocide).

https://twitter.com/davidaltonhl/status/1659337476442292229?s=46&t=bdJwQ39bSducVkIUM4iJbQ Genocide Watch has declared a Genocide Emergency for Sudan. The alert states that due to continuing massacres against non-Arab civilians, Genocide Watch...

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The 150th Anniversary of the Anderton Boat Lift.

The 150th Anniversary of the Anderton Boat Lift.

View Post An afternoon spent with the Canal and River Trust in Cheshire to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Anderton Boat Lift - one of the seven wonders of Britain’s waterways. Opened in 1875 it became the world’s first successful boat lift - a feat of...

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Standing up for religious freedom. Webinar on Faith and Freedom – What it looks like and why we should fight for it . Religious freedom is often described as an “orphaned right”.  This liberty, central to a free society, is under-recognised and frequently trampled on.

Standing up for religious freedom. Webinar on Faith and Freedom – What it looks like and why we should fight for it . Religious freedom is often described as an “orphaned right”. This liberty, central to a free society, is under-recognised and frequently trampled on.

Standing up for religious freedom. Webinar on Faith and Freedom - What it looks like and why we should fight for it . Religious freedom is often described as an “orphaned right”. This liberty, central to a free society, is under-recognised and frequently trampled on....

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Lord Alton of Liverpool

About David Alton

He is a former Liberal Party Member of Parliament for a Liverpool constituency and Chief Whip – who has sat as an Independent Crossbench member of the House of Lords since 1997 when he was made a life peer. He is a Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University and author of several books.

Alton is known for his human rights work including the co-founding Jubilee Campaign and Jubilee Action, and serves as chair, patron, or trustee, of several charities and voluntary organisations. He is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence.