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2011 Parliamentary Debate on Human Rights
Human Rights Debate 11.37 am Moved by Lord Alton of Liverpool To call attention to human rights abuses worldwide and to the recommendations of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission on how the Foreign and Commonwealth Office pursues human rights questions; and...
Pope Benedict's Visit to Britain; John Henry Newman; Tolerance.
Reflection following Pope Benedict XVI's 2010 Address in Westminster Hall: If the walls of Westminster Hall could speak they could tell you most things that you need to know about the history of England. The sham trials and trumped up charges of treason levelled...
India and the Dalits
2.18 pm: March 5th 2010 Second Reading Debate on Bill to create an Anti-Slavery Day. Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, it is with great pleasure that I add my voice to those supporting the terms of my noble and learned friend’s Bill to inaugurate an...
The Big Society Versus The Big State and The Condition of England Question
Debate on The Big Society Versus The Big State, Wednesday June 17th 2010. 6.42 pm Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, the quality of the introductory remarks made by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leicester and of the ensuing debate demonstrate why this was...
The Congo at 50 and the LRA – Save The Congo
Congo: International Crisis Group Report Question 11.18 am Asked by The Lord Bishop of Winchester To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the International Crisis Group's recent Report Congo: No Stability in Kivu despite...
Beijing Speech – Cultual Diversity and Human Rights – October 2010
Cultural Diversity and Human Rights Paper for the Beijing 2010 Conference on Human Rights. Professor Lord Alton of Liverpool (David Alton) When China’s previous distinguished Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Madam Fu Ying, returned to Beijing earlier this year, she...
Values Education – speech given in Nanpi, China, October 2010
Speech on Values Education in Nanpi, China, October 2010. 价值教育在英国 Prof. Lord Alton 尊敬的刘宝成教授、杨恒达教授，尊敬的在座各位来宾，我非常荣幸能在今天，与我的同事Andrew Johnson先生，来到这里，在此，我也要向邀请我们出席今天仪式的Stephan Rothlin博士致以我最崇高的敬意。 教育学家们常常引用中国古代经典著作《管子•权修》中的一句名言“一年之计，莫如树谷；十年之计，莫如树木；终身之计，莫如树人。”一直以来，我深受其鼓舞和激励。...
Nagasaki, the atomic bomb and Takashi Nagai
Picture of Takashi Nagai... http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=takashi+nagai&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=K-PXTN7qCIOj4Qbyt-C8Dg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CCAQsAQwAg Known affectionately as “the saint...
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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Sudan War – U.S. warns of impending massacre in Sudan’s El Fasher- UK lawmakers want more actions over Sudan conflict – Saudi Arabia presses Sudanese military for ceasefire as war worsens
https://sudantribune.com/article285069 April 29, 2024 (NEW YORK) – The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, issued a stark warning Monday about the dire situation in El Fasher, Sudan. Speaking to reporters following a UN Security...
Government responds to question about the potential of an international tribunal for delivering reparations to victims of the war in Ukraine
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3874): Question n Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the...
Replies to Parliamentary Questions on whether the UK Government intend to propose legislation to ensure that the UK is not a safe haven for perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine and whether they are planning to introduce legislation to amend the International Criminal Court Act 2001 to enable UK courts to prosecute non-citizens and non-residents for crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide in Ukraine.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3876): Question By Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to propose legislation...