July 27th: At least 21 killed in latest attacks in southern Kaduna. A friend told me that she was struck by the similarity between the pictures from Kaduna and those which came from Darfur during the genocide. I visited Darfur during that period and agree with her....
Questions in the House of Lords by Lord Alton on Eritrea; the Trial of Omar Al Bashir in Sudan; on Crimes of Genocide; protests in Nertiti in Central Darfur - ================== Baroness Sugg, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has provided the following...
Sudan - Questions in Parliament Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the government of Rwanda about the visit to that country by Omar al Bashir, President of Sudan, who has been indicted by the...
News From Waging Peace 5th ANNIVERSARY OF CONFLICT IN NUBA MOUNTAINS AND BLUE NILE Since 2011 civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Niles states in Sudan have endured regular aerial bombardment by the Sudanese armed forces – the latest and most shocking example of...
Questions asked by David Alton : Baroness Northover, the Department for International Development, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4385): Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government when officials from the Department for...
Meriam Ibrahim Question 25 Jun 2014 : Column WA164 Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will answer the question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 10 June (HL Deb, col 236), and on 11 June (HL Deb, col 418), about whether asylum...
2014 - South Sudan the killing and suffering continues: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/a-sudanese-refugee-crisis-photographed-from-the-ground-up/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=2 Also see -...
Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan Question for Short Debate: November 11th 2013 4 pm Asked by Baroness Cox To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the situation in Sudan, and the implications for citizens of the Republic of South Sudan....
In the week during which the world has been commemorating ten years of conflict in Darfur and reports continue to emerge of atrocities in Blue Nile and South Kordofan, the House of Lords debated these issues and several Peers signed a letter (along with almost 100...
Sudan and South Sudan: EUC Report The EU: Sudan and South Sudan-follow-up report Motion to Take Note 17 Oct 2012 : Column GC568 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxi4R3uP9bo&feature=youtu.be 7.20 pm Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness,...
A JUBILEE REPORT October 2004 SUDAN Darfur: The Genocide Continues Prepared by Lord Alton of Liverpool and Rebecca Tinsley 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Lord Alton and...
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Questions on Sudan raised in Parliament this week...(July 11th - July 15th 2011) - Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of the United Nations Mission in Sudan during recent violence. HL11024 Lord Alton of...
1 - BRIEFING SUMMARY 1.1 - Immediate Action Needed 2 - DARFUR: “a little short of hell on earth” 2.1 - Sudan Kills its Own Citizens with Impunity 2.2 - The Scale of the Disaster in Darfur 2.3 - The Number of Dead 2.4 - The Media Vacuum 3 - THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE...
5 Mar 2009 : Column 897 2.56 pm Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, my noble friend Lord Sandwich has shown a remarkable sense of good timing in tabling this important Motion for debate today. It is good that we have been reminded of the considerable achievements in...
30th January 2007 For the full text of the debate, click here Lord Alton of Liverpool asked Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, along with international partners, to secure peace in Darfur. The noble Lord said: My Lords, I make no apology for asking...
20th November 2006 Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, in the gracious Speech, reference was made to North Korea and Darfur. On Thursday last, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office organised a welcome discussion with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on North Korea,...
Universe Column July 29th 2007 For four years, as perhaps as many as 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur, the Government of Sudan has cynically manipulated the international community. While playing fast and loose on promises to allow effective peacekeeping, the...
Last December the British Government confirmed the details of the proposed peace-keeping force for Darfur. It was all going to be in place at the beginning of this year. Many of us argued that it was already nearly four years too late. Too late for the 3-400,000...
A roundup of questions on Darfur/The Congo put to Her Majesty's Government by David Alton Sudan: Darfur Lord Alton of Liverpool asked Her Majesty’s Government: What reports they have received about the recent heavy fighting in Darfur, involving the Sudanese army and...
Lord Alton of Liverpool (David Alton) as a Patron of Hong Kong Watch today chaired a meeting in Parliament to highlight the malign effects of Hong Kong's Article 23 on human rights. It examined the impact on media freedom, in advance of World Press Freedom Day on May...
Today I pressed Ministers to reduce the reliance of British universities on Chinese money. This is compromising national security and also compromising academic freedom – as the case of Professor Michelle Shipworth, which I raised, has demonstrated. 30th April...
Giving the Closing address at this year's 3-day Hong Kong Symposium David Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool) thanked Finn Lau, the Chair of the Symposium and the Steering committee for organising such a well attended and successful event. Lord Alton described the British...