From: OHCHR-UN Special Procedures - Human Rights <[email protected]>Date: 17 October 2023 at 12:40:17 GMT+3Subject: NEWS RELEASE (English/Korean) – China must not forcibly repatriate North Korean escapees: UN experts China must not forcibly...
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As 2000 North Koreans face forced return to North Korea from China, UK says “We are aware of reports of North Korean escapees detained in China…We emphasise directly to the Chinese authorities that they should not be detaining North Korean refugees with the intention of returning them to North Korea.”
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10299): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the...
2000 North Korean Escapees Facing Forced Repatriation From China – Government asked for its assessment of the risks they face and says refugees “are often mistreated by the authorities”. UK is urged to table a Resolution at the UN Human Rights Council about their plight.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL9868): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the...
2 Parliamentary replies about the plight of 2000 North Koreans that the CCP regime in China intends to forcibly repatriate to face imprisonment, torture and execution.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL9734): Question by Lord ALTON of Liverpool To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports...
Visit to Korea to mark the 10th Anniversary of the landmark United Nations Report on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea
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With 2000 escapees from North Korea facing imminent repatriation from China, hear the stories of three brave escapees who have found freedom and who have made new lives in South Korea
With 2000 refugees - escapees from North Korea - facing imminent repatriation from China, I have been meeting three brave escapees who have found freedom and made new lives in South Korea. Their stories are instructive, salutary and timely. As we met...
Today’s Speech in Seoul to mark the 10th Anniversary of the UN Commission of Inquiry Report on Human Rights Violations in North Korea – September 15th 2023
I greatly appreciate Foreign Minister Park’s invitation to join the conference today- and warmly congratulate the Yoon Administration for breathing new life into the elevation of human rights in North Korea. Minister Park was right to say that “Peace without human...
Responding to Korea Future’s new report on North Korea Minister says “UK remains deeply concerned about the DPRK’s appalling human rights record”
The Rt. Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan MPMinister of State for the Indo-PacificKing Charles Street LondonSW1A 2AH The Lord Alton of Liverpool House of LordsLondon SW1A 0PW - 03 May 2023 Dear Lord Alton,Thank you for your email of 31 March to the Minister for the Middle...
Joint Statement from the 19th Conference of the International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights (IPCNKR)and issued in conjunction with the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea (APPG North Korea)
Joint Statement from the 19th Conference of the International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights (IPCNKR)and issued in conjunction with the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea (APPG North Korea) Adopted by the Member of...
U.K. Statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the Situation of human rights in North Korea.
Thank you Mr President. Let me begin by thanking the main sponsors of this initiative for their constructive efforts on a critical resolution detailing the dire human rights situation in the DPRK. The UK continues to support the vital mandate of the Special Rapporteur...
Korean media coverage of Seoul Conference at the National Assembly on Human Rights Violations in North Korea – hosted by the Ministry for Reunification
Korean media coverage of Seoul Conference at the National Assembly on Human Rights Violations in North Korea - hosted by the Ministry for Reunification https://twitter.com/davidaltonhl/status/1624238437946601472?s=46&t=kSSyMfnBKgs8oqNiuuHGAw...
Championing Human Rights in North Korea- Korean translation of Speech at the Korean National Assembly February 2023.
The Right To Life and Human Rights in North Korea – Speech by David Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool) at a meeting in the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Hosted by the ROK Government’s Ministry of Reunification- in the 10th anniversary year of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry into North Korea which found evidence of State involvement in crimes against humanity.
The Right To Life and Human Rights in North Korea Speech by David Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool) at a meeting in the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Hosted by the ROK Government. Friday February 10th 2023. 75 years ago, in 1948, the world was...
Telegraph reports that Ri Yong-ho, North Korea’s former ambassador to Britain, May have been ‘put to death’
Telegraph reports that Ri Yong-ho, North Korea's former ambassador to Britain, may have been 'put to death'https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/06/north-korea-purges-ex-ambassador-britain-amid-execution-fears/ North Korea's former ambassador to Britain 'put...
Joint Open Letter to the UN Security Council Member States Calling For An Open Discussion of North Korean Human Rights in the Official Agenda of the UN Security Council. Signed by a wide range of Individuals and Organisations.
December 5, 2022 Re: Open Discussion of North Korean Human Rights in the Official Agenda of the UN Security Council Dear Ambassador, We are writing to urge the UN Security Council to resume a formal session, open to the public and media, on the situation in the...
Enabling Freedom Network Launched At A Meeting Today Hosted By The All Party Parliamentary Group On North Korea.
Enabling Freedom Network Launched At A Meeting Today Hosted By The All Party Parliamentary Group On North Korea. The Enabling Freedom Network was launched today at a meeting hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea Enabling Freedom Network focuses on...
Putin’s Faustian Pact as Russia requests North Korean labourers be sent to Donbas in exchange for wheat and machinery. Providing technology to Pyongyang would violate UN sanctions that Moscow has supported in the past. Reports from Telegraph and Express
Russia requests North Korean labourers be sent to Donbas in exchange for wheat and machinery Providing technology to Pyongyang would violate UN sanctions that Moscow has supported in the past THE TELEGRAPH Julian...
Letter to Korean’s President Yoon Seok-Youl, following the release of photographs of the repatriation of two North Korean fishermen to North Korea on 7 November 2019.
Yoon Seok-YoulPresident of the Republic of Korea Cheong Wa Dae22 Itaewon-roYongsan-guSeoulRepublic of Korea 04383 15 July, 2022 Dear President Yoon Seok-Youl, May we firstly congratulate you on your election and inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea. We...
HMG says it is considering how to take forward a BBC report into its report “Beatings and Forced Abortions, Life in a North Korea Prison” which outlined multiple allegations of rape, forced abortions, and other forms of sexual assault within North Korea’s penal system and the report of Korea Future Initiative into religious persecution in North Korea.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL7669): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to hold to account the 597...
Responding to questions about North Korea Ministers say “The UK remains deeply concerned by the appalling human rights situation in North Korea, including within prison camps.”
Responding to questions about North Korea Ministers say “The UK remains deeply concerned by the appalling human rights situation in North Korea, including within prison camps.” Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made,...
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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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...
British universities and Chinese money
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...