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.

Mar 22, 2021 | Events

international day for the right to truth1

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

Zoom

The International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims aims to honour the memory of victims of gross and systematic human rights violations and promote the importance of the right to truth and justice. It also aims to pay tribute to those who have devoted their lives to and lost their lives in the struggle to promote and protect human rights for all.

The panellists will discuss the important role journalists and witnesses who speak up play in protecting the human rights of all.

Speakers include:

Lord Alton of Liverpool, Cross-bench Peer, Patron of the Coalition for Genocide Response

Alex Crawford OBE, Special Correspondent for Sky News

Christina Lamb, Sunday Times Chief Foreign Correspondent

Please register here: https://righttotruth.eventbrite.co.uk You will receive a link to connect upon registration.

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.

About David

Social Media

Subscribe to Blog

Tweets by DavidAltonHL

Site Search

Asked whether the Foreign Secretary intends to take steps to ensure that China’s actions against Uyghurs is recognised as genocide through international courts and by working with international partners, in accordance with his remarks in March 2023, the FCDO trots out their usual evasive circular argument. In Opposition, today’s Ministers voted to change the law on Genocide Determination. They should now stand up to the officials who try to use determination of atrocities as a diplomatic tool rather than honouring the obligations in the Genocide Convention.

Asked whether the Foreign Secretary intends to...

Government says North Korea “has highly likely begun to send troops to Russia. This is a deeply concerning development. It risks prolonging the war …It is also further evidence of Russia’s recklessness and disregard for international peace and security”

Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign,...

Government says it is “alarmed” by the closure of over 5000 non-government organisations (NGOs) in Nicaragua since 2018, including approximately 1820 NGOs in August 2024 alone…We continue to raise our concerns with Nicaraguan Government representatives both in Managua, and in multilateral fora”

The Nicaragua Inquiry, (...

« Older Entries