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Responding to the APPG report on Media Freedom in Hong Kong, UK says “Jimmy Lai and others are being deliberately targeted under the guise of national security to silence criticism…Under the National Security Law, a once free and vibrant press in Hong Kong has been severely diminished.”

Responding to the APPG report on Media Freedom in Hong Kong, UK says “Jimmy Lai and others are being deliberately targeted under the guise of national security to silence criticism…Under the National Security Law, a once free and vibrant press in Hong Kong has been severely diminished.”

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10296): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the...

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Government says the use child labour in the cobalt mining industry in the Congo “remains a problem.” It’s not a “problem” its a 21st century scandal. In the 19th century in the UK it took the death of 12-year-old chimney sweep, George Brewster, to end the use of children to sweep chimneys. What has to happen to turn a “problem” into a political priority?

Government says the use child labour in the cobalt mining industry in the Congo “remains a problem.” It’s not a “problem” its a 21st century scandal. In the 19th century in the UK it took the death of 12-year-old chimney sweep, George Brewster, to end the use of children to sweep chimneys. What has to happen to turn a “problem” into a political priority?

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10297): Question by Lord Alton:To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to their...

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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.