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– Lord Alton of Liverpool

Children’s social care system failing to support young adults starting life – warns JCHR report published today -August 27th 2026 :

2026-08-27

The Suffering of People With Religious Beliefs In China - underlined today by the death and story of a Trappist monk Benedict Chao - and vividly illustrated in the life of an Irish cousin of my mother who in the 1920s and 1930s worked in China for 20 years and who was hunted down by the Chinese Communist Party's Red Army. He survived but others from his community were murdered.

2026-08-18

My tribute to the Rt.Hon.Ann Widdecombe DSG. May she rest in peace.

2026-08-07

Speech at the Opening of the Morocco Summit on Freedom of Religion or Belief: July 20th 2026

2026-07-23

UK Parliament's Upper House Gives Genocide Determination Bill a Second Reading. Good news for survivors and victims. Bad news for perpetrators of the Apex Crime "... the Bill is not actor or territory specific; it is about the crime above all crimes and our willingness to make a reality of the intentions of the 1948 convention on the crime of genocide." Now the Government needs to provide Parliamentarians with the time to put this Bill onto the Statute Books.

2026-07-18

National Security (State Threats) Bill - threats posed by the CCP regime. Speech about the role of the CCP's United Front. Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee says "the Chinese state has "penetrated every sector of the United Kingdom economy." UK Minister's response and promise to write to the Joint Committee on Human Rights about further measures to tackle Transnational Repression by July 23rd. Why the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office should be closed down.

2026-07-02

Genocide Determination Bill: what you need to know as this all-party Bill is considered for its Second Reading in Parliament, in The House of Lords, on Friday July 17th 2026. Time we got real about the Apex Crime - the crime above all crimes and which continues to be committed with impunity. Help us to persuade the Government that it's time to stop looking away and time to act.

2026-06-29

National Security - State Threats Bill: "No one should be under any illusion about the dangers facing the United Kingdom, principally from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran." Role of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Espionage and CCP's United Front Raised In Parliament.

2026-06-27

Sudan Is The Genocide Which Dares Not Speak Its Name - with warnings ignored by the British Foreign Office - "The world's greatest humanitarian catastrophe" - but where are the protests against the perpetrators. My Call for Blue Helmets; an Arms Embargo Across Sudan; The Imposition of A No Fly Zone; And For War Lords To Face Justice.

2026-06-26

Speech recalling the Bosnian Genocide and the fragile situation today in Bosnia-Herzegovina; oral interventions on Concealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and Vehicles; Human Rights in Cuba and Iran; Posts - Discussion about Uyghur Forced Labour; Replies to Questions About Sudan; Meeting with Iraq's Yazidi MP, Murad Ismael; Meetings of Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes; Launch of HJS Report on "Still Made In China"; Parliamentary Questions on Sudan, Nigeria, DRC and the Independence of UN Special Rapporteurs.

2026-06-12

Powerful Parliamentary debate on Government policy on Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, and War Crimes. Cross Party Calls For A More Coherent And Consistent Strategy. My Genocide Determination Bill given a First Reading in advance of Second Reading debate on July 17th.

2026-06-07

My op ed in The Critic: Why there is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide laws and how much better it would be if advocates used their time and energy to campaign for comprehensive palliative care throughout the UK — and tackled the scandalous hospice funding crisis. The priority should be assisting and caring for the living, not assisting suicide.

2026-05-27

King’s Speech Debate 2026 - Government accused of dependency on dictatorships and urgent need to strengthening resilience -Putin’s War in Ukraine, Uyghur Genocide, North Korea’s crimes against humanity, Iran, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai. CCP persecution of religious minorities and pro democracy advocates. Call for the implementation of the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on slave labour, universal jurisdiction and transnational repression. Also: unabridged version of speech.

2026-05-25

Green Bean Media Discuss My Love of Hong Kong and Its People In The YouTube Series "Let's Talk."

2026-05-06

Threatened Evictions of thousands of poor families in Islamabad - my appeal on their behalf

2026-04-17

All Party Group on Pakistan Minorities Calls for Immediate Suspension of Islamabad Evictions: “Pakistan has binding international obligations to safeguard religious minorities and prevent discriminatory practices. Forced evictions without due process or alternative accommodation would raise serious concerns. The international community is monitoring developments closely and expects adherence to the rule of law and fundamental freedoms.”

2026-03-21