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A recording of Today’s Webinar on Tigray will be made available. Here is the urgent appeal which David Alton made to Dominic Raab to table a Resolution at the UN Security Council
https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1393517407562571777?s=20 A recording of Today's Webinar on Tigray will be made available. Here is the urgent appeal which David Alton made to Dominic Raab to table a Resolution at the UN Security Council: I want to thank...
While Iran enables Hamas to develop rockets and weaponry aimed at the destruction of Israel it wages a more subtle campaign against the BBC and its reporters. Minister tells me “We condemn the persecution of current and former BBC Persian employees and their family members.”
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of WimbledonMinister of State for South Asia and the CommonwealthPrime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in ConflictKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHTel: 0207 008 5000The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of LordsLondonSW1A...
Professor Jan Nyssen’s Bulletin on the Humanitarian Situation in Tigray including a sad city-trip to Mekelle, the status of farmland preparation in 2021, the power of geolocation to identify war crimes, an overview of recent media articles and opinion pieces
Professor Jan Nyssen's Bulletin on the Humanitarian Situation in Tigray including a sad city-trip to Mekelle, the status of farmland preparation in 2021, the power of geolocation to identify war crimes, an overview of recent media articles and opinion pieces Professor...
17th May will mark the 26th anniversary since, at the age of 6, the CCP abducted the Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, together with his family. The Dalai Lama’s representative urges us all to renew the calls for the Panchen Lama’s freedom:
17th May will mark the 26th anniversary since, at the age of 6, the Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima was abducted, together with huis family by the CCP. The Dalai Lama's representative urged us all to renew the calls for the Panchen Lama's freedom. His Holiness the...
Joint Letter Sent Today To the Foreign Secretary about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria.
Joint Letter Sent Today To the Foreign Secretary about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria. The Rt Hon. Dominic Raab MP First Secretary of State and Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Foreign and Commonwealth Office King Charles Street...
Despite CCP attempts to prevent it from happening UN Member States have called for further engagement and action to end human rights violations against Uyghurs
Despite CCP attempts to prevent it from happening UN Member States have called for further engagement and action to end human rights violations against Uyghurs The UN briefing meeting was sponsored by 18 UN Member States along with civil society groups. It was a very...
Here I tell the story of Leah Sharibu’s abduction and the plight of many others like her. Don’t forget her this week – on what should have been a landmark birthday celebrated with her family
Leah Sharibu Here I tell the story of Leah Sharibu’s abduction and the plight of many others like her. Don’t forget her this week on what should have been a landmark birthday https://youtu.be/Xrm7A1e6YEU Rebecca Sharibu- Leah’s mother Leah Sharibu is a Christian...
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....
Link to Webinar on Human trafficking of North Korean women to China and its links to genocide.
Webinar on Human trafficking of North Korean women to China and its links to genocide. On 27 April 2021, the Coalition for Genocide Response joined Lord Alton of Liverpool and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) to discuss the issue of human...
May 4th Guest Interview with Alma Brady of LCR – Liverpool Community Radio 106.7fm – on the anniversary of my election to Liverpool City Council in 1972
May 4th was a great day to be interviewed by Alma Brady for Liverpool Community Radio. May 4th was the anniversary of my election, in 1972, as a 21-year-old student, to represent the Low Hill Ward on Liverpool City Council. LCR is based in Holt Road which was in my...
William Roscoe Burial Ground: Liverpool City Council should respond immediately to this statement from the Unitarian Church and others about the disrespect being shown to this sacred space and to Liverpool’s greatest citizen.
https://www.davidalton.net/2010/12/23/the-life-of-william-roscoe-father-of-liverpool-culture/
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A recording of Today’s Webinar on Tigray will be made available. Here is the urgent appeal which David Alton made to Dominic Raab to table a Resolution at the UN Security Council
https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1393517407562571777?s=20 A recording of Today's Webinar on Tigray will be made available. Here is the urgent appeal which David Alton made to Dominic Raab to table a Resolution at the UN Security Council: I want to thank...
While Iran enables Hamas to develop rockets and weaponry aimed at the destruction of Israel it wages a more subtle campaign against the BBC and its reporters. Minister tells me “We condemn the persecution of current and former BBC Persian employees and their family members.”
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of WimbledonMinister of State for South Asia and the CommonwealthPrime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in ConflictKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHTel: 0207 008 5000The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of LordsLondonSW1A...
Professor Jan Nyssen’s Bulletin on the Humanitarian Situation in Tigray including a sad city-trip to Mekelle, the status of farmland preparation in 2021, the power of geolocation to identify war crimes, an overview of recent media articles and opinion pieces
Professor Jan Nyssen's Bulletin on the Humanitarian Situation in Tigray including a sad city-trip to Mekelle, the status of farmland preparation in 2021, the power of geolocation to identify war crimes, an overview of recent media articles and opinion pieces Professor...
17th May will mark the 26th anniversary since, at the age of 6, the CCP abducted the Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, together with his family. The Dalai Lama’s representative urges us all to renew the calls for the Panchen Lama’s freedom:
17th May will mark the 26th anniversary since, at the age of 6, the Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima was abducted, together with huis family by the CCP. The Dalai Lama's representative urged us all to renew the calls for the Panchen Lama's freedom. His Holiness the...
Joint Letter Sent Today To the Foreign Secretary about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria.
Joint Letter Sent Today To the Foreign Secretary about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria. The Rt Hon. Dominic Raab MP First Secretary of State and Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Foreign and Commonwealth Office King Charles Street...
Despite CCP attempts to prevent it from happening UN Member States have called for further engagement and action to end human rights violations against Uyghurs
Despite CCP attempts to prevent it from happening UN Member States have called for further engagement and action to end human rights violations against Uyghurs The UN briefing meeting was sponsored by 18 UN Member States along with civil society groups. It was a very...
Here I tell the story of Leah Sharibu’s abduction and the plight of many others like her. Don’t forget her this week – on what should have been a landmark birthday celebrated with her family
Leah Sharibu Here I tell the story of Leah Sharibu’s abduction and the plight of many others like her. Don’t forget her this week on what should have been a landmark birthday https://youtu.be/Xrm7A1e6YEU Rebecca Sharibu- Leah’s mother Leah Sharibu is a Christian...
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....
Link to Webinar on Human trafficking of North Korean women to China and its links to genocide.
Webinar on Human trafficking of North Korean women to China and its links to genocide. On 27 April 2021, the Coalition for Genocide Response joined Lord Alton of Liverpool and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) to discuss the issue of human...
May 4th Guest Interview with Alma Brady of LCR – Liverpool Community Radio 106.7fm – on the anniversary of my election to Liverpool City Council in 1972
May 4th was a great day to be interviewed by Alma Brady for Liverpool Community Radio. May 4th was the anniversary of my election, in 1972, as a 21-year-old student, to represent the Low Hill Ward on Liverpool City Council. LCR is based in Holt Road which was in my...
William Roscoe Burial Ground: Liverpool City Council should respond immediately to this statement from the Unitarian Church and others about the disrespect being shown to this sacred space and to Liverpool’s greatest citizen.
https://www.davidalton.net/2010/12/23/the-life-of-william-roscoe-father-of-liverpool-culture/
Parliament
While Iran enables Hamas to develop rockets and weaponry aimed at the destruction of Israel it wages a more subtle campaign against the BBC and its reporters. Minister tells me “We condemn the persecution of current and former BBC Persian employees and their family members.”
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of WimbledonMinister of State for South Asia and the CommonwealthPrime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in ConflictKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHTel: 0207 008 5000The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of LordsLondonSW1A...
Lord Alton, the Coalition for Genocide Response and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea invite you to a webinar entitled: The War Waged Against Tigrayan Women
Lord Alton, the Coalition for Genocide Response and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea invite you to a webinar entitled: The War Waged Against Tigrayan Women The War Waged Against Tigrayan Women by The Coalition for Genocide Response Date and time Mon, 17...
For nearly 30 years I have been warning Parliament and successive Governments about the CCP’s violations of human rights – and the role of UK aid. What’s happening in Xinjiang and Hong Kong is of a piece – and no one can say we did not know.
3. Extracts from Hansard (a) Lord Alton’s speech at Committee Stage – 16th July 2001 I signed Amendments Nos. 23 and 24, together with the noble Baroness, Lady Rawlings, the noble Baroness, Lady Cox, who apologises to the House, as she is on parliamentary business in...
Events
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....
Coalition for Genocide Response Webinar marks the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims on March 24th.
Lord Alton of Liverpool and the Coalition for Genocide Response invite you to a webinar marking The International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims 24 March 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM ...
Spotlight on the Tigray Region of Ethiopia: The Need for an Urgent Response: Invitation to a Webinar on March 16th.
Lord Alton of Liverpool and the Coalition for Genocide Response invite you to a webinar: Spotlight on the Tigray Region of Ethiopia: The Need for an Urgent Response 16 March 2021, 4:00 - 5:00 PM GMT Zoom In recent months reports have emerged highlighting the...
Webinar: The Uyghur Crisis – a deeper look. Thursday March 18th 2021
All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Abduction, Forced Marriage, and Forced Conversion of Girls and Young Women in Pakistan: Call for Evidence. Deadline February 15th 2021
https://youtu.be/26Bu7nmi5JE David Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool) explains the Background to the Inquiry, its Objectives, and the Timetable The Times January 20th 2021All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Abduction, Forced Marriage, and Forced Conversion of...
Parliamentary Briefing in Support of Genocide Amendment to The Trade Bill in advance of the amendment going to the House of Commons.
It was good to see major organisations such as Human Rights Watch, Aegis Trust, and CSW, joining the Coalition for Genocide Response Parliamentary Briefing on the Genocide Amendment to the Trade Bill. When the amendment reaches the House of Commons, in a couple of...
Video
Here I tell the story of Leah Sharibu’s abduction and the plight of many others like her. Don’t forget her this week – on what should have been a landmark birthday celebrated with her family
Leah Sharibu Here I tell the story of Leah Sharibu’s abduction and the plight of many others like her. Don’t forget her this week on what should have been a landmark birthday https://youtu.be/Xrm7A1e6YEU Rebecca Sharibu- Leah’s mother Leah Sharibu is a Christian...
All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Abduction, Forced Marriage, and Forced Conversion of Girls and Young Women in Pakistan: Call for Evidence. Deadline February 15th 2021
https://youtu.be/26Bu7nmi5JE David Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool) explains the Background to the Inquiry, its Objectives, and the Timetable The Times January 20th 2021All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Abduction, Forced Marriage, and Forced Conversion of...
Shocking testimony of Chinese Uighur Surgeon who says he was forced by the Chinese Communist Party to be complicit in forced organ harvesting. He asks you to send it to your MP as they come to vote on Uighur Genocide amendment.
Dr.Enver Tohti - who was forced to remove organs from Chinese victims of forced organ harvesting.
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.