Forced conversion of minor girls in Pakistan During a recent meeting of the Parliamentary Commission for the rights of minorities in the Pakistan Senate, the Minister for Religious Affairs, Noorul Haq Qadri, said he does not support a restriction on religious...
A really sad day for the staff and readers of Apple Daily and a truly bad day for press freedom and free speech: BREAKING: Last edition of Apple Daily to print no later than Sat, as board forced to halt all Hong Kong operations
A really sad day for the staff and readers of Apple Daily and a truly bad day for press freedom and free speech: BREAKING: Last edition of Apple Daily to print no later than Sat, as board forced to halt all Hong Kong operations...
U.K. local authorities will review contracts for CCTV equipment from Hikvision, the Chinese tec firm. The Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick MP, should require all local authorities to provide details of deals with Chinese companies and demand to see whether subsidised lowest bids for council developments have undercut unsubsidised U.K. companies.
Sunday Telegraph June 20th 2021 Today’s Sunday Telegraph has revealed that U.K. local authorities will review contracts for CCTV equipment from Hikvision, the Chinese tec firm, black listed in the US but not the U.K. The company has been accused of helping to build...
Today’s Times: Why the U.K. should raise the Apple Daily arrests at the UN Human Rights Council
The Times HONG KONG ARRESTSSir, Yesterday’s police raid on Hong Kong’s Apple Daily and the arrest of the newspaper’s editor-in-chief marked a dark day for journalists in Hong Kong and for press freedom. It was only ever a question of time before...
Uyghur Genocide – Faith Leaders tell G7 Leaders to strengthen the international rules based order and response to Uyghur Genocide: “Despite the ever-growing evidence of the atrocities, the response from the international community continues to be inadequate.”
President of the United States, Mr Joe Biden Prime Minister of Italy, Mr Mario Draghi Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr Boris Johnson President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula von der Leyen President of France, Mr Emmanuel Macron Chancellor of Germany, Ms...
Nigerian Government’s Twitter Ban – President Buhari should try banning corruption, abductions, and Jihadism instead.
Nigerian Government’s Twitter Ban - President Buhari should try banning corruption, abductions, and Jihadism instead. The Nigerian government’s suspension of Twitter @Twitter in #Nigeria?? is a disgrace. Widely used by Nigerians, its an attempt to silence criticism,...
UK responds to the Statement of Dr.Sasa on behalf of the National Unity Government of Burma/Myanmar and says ” We welcome the formation of the NUG to push for an inclusive, democratic future for Myanmar.” Now the UK should give official recognition to the National Unity Government.
Dr.Sasa Nigel Adams MPMinister of State for AsiaKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHTel: 0207 008 5000The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of CommonsLondonSW1A 0AAwww.gov.uk/fcdo02 June 2021OFFICIAL Dear Lord Alton, Thank you for your email of 13 May which attached a copy of...
Welsh politician, television presenter, and former wheelchair racer, Tanni (Baroness) Grey-Thompson is right in warning about “mission creep” towards euthanasia in the new assisted dying Bill and warns that “for many disabled people it’s not difficult to see the writing on the wall….To ignore this is to court danger.”
Dying mission creep SIR – Baroness Meacher’s Bill on assisted dying doesn’t explicitly target disabled people. But for many disabled people it’s not difficult to see the writing on the wall. I was struck by a statement a few years ago by a group calling itself the...
Silent Witness actress, Liz Carr, becomes Vocal Witness, writing in today’s Sunday Times in opposition to a Bill requiring doctors to assist suicides. And why The Times concluded that a new Bill is a bad idea.
Letter to the Sunday Times from Silent Witness actress Liz Carr At the sharp endIn September 2015, MPs voted 330-118 against legalising assisted suicide. What has changed in the past six years for the matter to return to parliament? Then, as now, the majority of...
In March 2020 the UK Government admitted to me that they had made no assessment of the role of the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Unlike brave doctors and journalists who paid the price for doing so.
Times May 28th 2021In March 2020 the UK Government admitted to me that they had made no assessment of the role of the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Unlike brave doctors and journalists who paid the price for doing so. Lord Alton of LiverpoolCrossbench March 10 -2020...
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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Twenty-year-old Sudanese woman to be stoned to death. ICN report and advice from Waging Peace and the Sudanese Lawyers & Legal Practitioners Association on action to take
Twenty-year-old Sudanese woman to be stoned to death. ICN report and advice from Waging Peace and the Sudanese Lawyers & Legal Practitioners Association on action to take Twenty-year-old Sudanese woman to be stoned to death Aug 10th, 2022 ICN report Pro-democracy...
In Iran there has been a sharp increase in arrests of innocent Bahá’is – whose only “crime” is their religious belief.
Alarming reports are emerging about a significant increase in attacks on the Bahá’is in Iran. In June and July of this year there were reports of a sharp increase in arrests of innocent Bahá’is, whose only “crime” is their religious belief. “crime” is their religious...
China’s Ambassador to the UK, Zheng Zeguang, summoned today to the Foreign Office over Beijing’s aggressive and wide-ranging escalation against Taiwan, in response to Speaker Pelosi’s visit on 2 August.
The Foreign Office Earlier today, the Foreign Secretary instructed Sir Tim Barrow, Second Permanent Under-Secretary for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, to summon China’s Ambassador to the UK, Zheng Zeguang. He was summoned over Beijing’s aggressive...