Burma: ethnic minorities will be denied the right to vote in the forthcoming general election. Bad for the minorities, bad for democracy, bad for Burma.On Monday at an important meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma, convened by its...
Fearlessly speaking up for democracy in Hong Kong -Grandma Wong’s courage is an example to us all – letter in today’s Daily Telegraph
Lord Alton: Daily Telegraph: Standing up to China SIR – Alexandra “Grandma” Wong (report, October 19), a fearless 64-year-old campaigner who has spent 14 months being detained without trial on the Chinese mainland, embodies the bravery, determination and resilience of...
The Untold Story of Syrian Kurdish Christians
During a visit to Northern Iraq a few months ago I met Assyrian and Kurdish Christians who have courageously kept their faith while being subjected to terrible persecution. The Untold Story of Syrian Kurdish Christians By Nadine Maenza & David...
Britain bought PPE worth £320m from firms linked to the Chinese regime. Was any of it produced by Uighur slave labour?
Britain bought PPE worth £320m from firms linked to the Chinese regime. Was any of it produced by Uighur slave labour? Britain bought PPE worth £320m from firms linked to the Chinese regime Contract details from purchases at the height of the crisis earlier this year...
Poignant music from the bombed out cathedral in Nagorno Karabahk/Artsakh
Please watch this short video, in Nagorno Karabakh’s the bombed out Cathedral: https://www.facebook.com/Armeniannationalmusic/videos/342066077080067/?sfnsn=mo and hear what 4 Members of German Bundestag who visited on Oct 18 . have to say - In German with English...
High Court’s Welcome Decision To Allow A Challenge To A Barbaric Law
The High Court’s decision to grant permission to hear a landmark case. It has allowed Heidi Crowter, a 24-year-old with Down’s Syndrome and Máire Lea-Wilson whose boy Aidan has Down’s to challenge a discriminatory and barbaric law which kills 90% of Down’s...
If it’s Grandma Wong or Tiananmen tanks I know who will eventually win
Women like Grandma Wong are the reason why the brave and great people of China will one day replace an ideology that abducts, tortures, and forces staged recantations with a democratic system that respects the rule of law and human rights. If it’s Grandma Wong or...
Nigerian teacher and school children Ezra Bako, Miracle Saitu Danjuma, Favour Danjuma, Happiness Odoji, and Christiana Madugu Have Been Released – but Leah Shairbu remains in captivity and the atrocities of Boko Haram and Fulani Militias continue.
Nigerian teacher and school children Ezra Bako, Miracle Saitu Danjuma, Favour Danjuma, Happiness Odoji, and Christiana Madugu Have Been Released - but Leah Shairbu remains in captivity and the atrocities of Boko Haram and Fulani Militias continue. In Parliament I...
UK Africa Minister Responds to concerns about human rights violations in Eritrea and says he is “concerned, about the large numbers of Eritreans who continue to leave Eritrea…the continuing detention of political opponents as well as journalists; and, the restrictions placed on unregistered religious communities.
UK Africa Minister Responds to concerns about human rights violations in Eritrea and says he is "concerned, about the large numbers of Eritreans who continue to leave Eritrea…the continuing detention of political opponents as well as journalists; and, the restrictions...
Murder of Pakistan Ahmadis and Persecution of Minorities. UK Government says “We are deeply concerned and saddened by the murders of Tahir Ahmad Nassem on 29 July, Meraj Ahmed on 12 August and Dr Naeemuddin Khattak”
Murder of Pakistan Ahmadis and Persecution of Minorities. UK Government says “We are deeply concerned and saddened by the murders of Tahir Ahmad Nassem on 29 July, Meraj Ahmed on 12 August and Dr Naeemuddin Khattak” Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth...
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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The World Must Not Forget Andy Li And The Hong Kong 12
With Andy Li During The Hong Kong Elections In the U.K. Parliament I have again asked the U.K. Government what information they have on the wellbeing of the 12 young prodemocracy activists from Hong Kong, arrested by China. I asked whether the U.K. has asked China to...
Can a Lawsuit Stop a Genocide? In a literal and and technical sense the Rohingya are being subjected to the crime above all crimes. And Gambia is the dragon slayer.
Can a Lawsuit Stop a Genocide? In a literal and and technical sense the Rohingya are being subjected to the crime above all crimes. And Gambia is the dragon slayer. Can a Lawsuit Stop a Genocide? | Commonweal Magazine by Paul C. Saunders ...
Burma: ethnic minorities will be denied the right to vote in the forthcoming general election. Bad for the minorities, bad for democracy, bad for Burma.
Burma: ethnic minorities will be denied the right to vote in the forthcoming general election. Bad for the minorities, bad for democracy, bad for Burma.On Monday at an important meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma, convened by its...
Nigeria’s Protests: the world is watching to see how Buhari responds and tackles deep rooted injustices, security challenges, violence, and impunity.
Young Nigerians have dreams but face too many nightmares “Police, Protest Power and Nigeria’s Young Democrats” is a thoughtful appraisal for Chatham House by Leena Koni Hoffmann of the protests under way in Nigeria. She says “A rushed rebranding of SARS or...