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– Lord Alton of Liverpool

Government says as much as £100billion is laundered through and within the UK each year "scale of corruption is a significant challenge." But also says"We have considered the idea of an International Anti-Corruption Court, including with 40 international partners in November last year, and have concluded that now is not the time to endorse a new, bespoke institution of this nature."

2023-12-05

Government responds to report, Building Freedom of Religion or Belief Through Faith-And-Belief Friendly Workplaces: A Call to Action, published on 20 November.

2023-12-05

A Resolution passed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea has expressed grave concern about the fate of North Korean refugees forcibly returned to the DRPK and has urged an end to China's forcible repatriation of North Korean escapees to North Korea

2023-12-03

Article in America Magazine: Saying no to slave labour: Younger consumers are demanding the truth - and in the DRC children and slave labour are used in mines to provide the CCP with cobalt.

2023-12-02

Efforts to end the use of child labour from artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Questions to the Government.

2023-11-30

Questions about human rights implications of the forced deportations of Afghans from Pakistan; the impact of the deportations of Afghans from Pakistan on religious minorities such as Hazara and Ahmadis; and the impact of the mass deportations of Afghans from Pakistan on the level of instability in Afghanistan.

2023-11-29

"Freedom of Religion Under Authoritarian Regimes" Opening address at the Conference of Government Ministers on Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

2023-11-28

Stories From Ukraine - including the fate of abducted Ukrainian children.

2023-11-25

Government says "We emphasise directly to the Chinese authorities that they should not be detaining and forcefully repatriating North Korean refugees." But don't say what reply they receive.

2023-11-24

Tigray - Government reply dodges its duties under Article I of the Genocide Convention; section 51 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001; the Geneva Conventions Act & other domestic laws allowing for prosecutions of international crimes by domestic courts.

2023-11-24

In the context of malaria and cholera outbreaks in Sudan replies from the Government about whether they intend to help to restore essential health services in the conflict zones of Sudan, and to support South Sudan in providing health services for refugees

2023-11-24

Case for recognising the Ukrainian Holodomor as a genocide: House of Lords Debate 23rd November 2023

2023-11-23

Government insists that the Cabinet Office has not had discussions with Hikvision regarding the removal of surveillance cameras produced by companies subject to China's National Intelligence Law.

2023-11-22

Government asked what assessment they have made of the seizure of three Sudanese army bases in Darfur by the Rapid Support Forces.

2023-11-22

Government admits that while they are removing Hikvision cameras on security grounds, they have not required public organisations such as Police forces to do the same.

2023-11-22

Government estimates that 9,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Sudan - while the eyes of the world are averted and the international community has largely looked away.

2023-11-22