Debate followed by extended remarks: South Sudan Question 6.30 pm Asked By Baroness Cox To ask Her Majesty's Government what provisions they are making to support the Government of South Sudan, with particular reference to the development of good governance and...
South Sudan's Continuing Struggle against Northern Aggression.
So how’s the world’s newest nation doing? Against daunting odds Southern Sudan is fighting hard to establish itself as a vibrant independent nation – Africa’s fifty fourth country. But it doesn’t help when a British parliamentary report gloomily announce that “We...
Answers to Questions about allegations of internally displaced people in South Darfur being abused by the Rapid Support Forces, including allegations of rape, assault and looting; what is being done to provide protection, to collect and preserve evidence to bring charges against any perpetrators and the the UN Security Council Panel of Experts’ report referring to the role of Abdel Rahman Juma, the West Darfur RSF commander; and the recent increase in the number of displaced persons from Sudan to the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile region, and the additional impact on people in that region from crop failures and locust infestations.
Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2378): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations...
Ministers recognise the increasing violence in the Sudanese regions of Darfur, Blue Nile, and South Kordofan, and of the plight of ethnic and religious minorities in those areas.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL8861): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the...
Khartoum bombs a primary school and tortures students as Waging Peace Organise Demonstration. Darfur and South Kordofan- the killing continues. Government Minister says Countries Should Not Permit Sudan’s Wanted President To Travel With Impunity
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...
Waging Peace Organise Demonstration to Mark Deadly Sudan Anniversary. Darfur and South Kordofan- the killing continues. Letter to UNSC re Sudan and the ICC. Parliamentary Questions about Darfur and South Kordofan and the Government’s Response.
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...
Parliamentary Replies – February 2015 – Sudan; Darfur; South Kordofan; Burma; Freedom of Belief.
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...
Queens Speech Debate at Westminster – the fate of Meriam Ibrahim the Sudanese pregnant woman sentenced to death and 100 lashes is raised along with the violence which continues in Darfur and South Kordofan
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...
House of Lords Debate on Sudan – Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity In Darfur and South Kordofan
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....
South Kordofan – Disturbing new report sheds light on the suffering of Sudanese people at the hands of the Khartoum regime – and Rebecca Tinsley on our selective moral outrage
South Kordofan – Disturbing new report sheds light on the suffering of Sudanese people at the hands of the Khartoum regime – and Rebecca Tinsley on our selective moral outrage
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-tinsley/syria-and-sudan-our-selec_b_3842724.html http://www.nubareports.org/reports/hidden-hunger-life-caves-nuba-mountains South Kordofan - This disturbing new report sheds light on the suffering of Sudanese people at the hands...
Crime Against Humanity in Sudan – and Southern Sudan's Application To Join The Commonwealth
Sudan Question 11.06 am Asked by Baroness Cox To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the conflict in Southern Kordofan and of the continuing problems in the other marginalised areas of the Abyei and Blue Nile regions of the Republic of Sudan. The...
Southern Sudan – Independence Day July 9th – Stop Killing Nuba Children
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/rebecca-tinsley/how-not-to-screw-up-south_b_893369.html?ir=UK Sudan: Framework Agreement Question 2.57 pm Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government, in advance of Southern Sudan's independence on 9 July, what is...
Sudan Tribune: UN unveils plans to aid millions impacted by Sudan crisis
https://sudantribune.com/article282020/ UN unveils plans to aid millions impacted by Sudan crisis February 5, 2024 (GENEVA) – The United Nations is launching its biggest humanitarian operation yet for Sudan, aiming to reach nearly 15 million people inside the war-torn...
My questions about reports that more than 6 million people, half of them children, have been forcibly displaced in Sudan; that Sudan now represents the biggest displacement crisis globally; and spread of cholera.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL499): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports...
Rebecca Tinsley – Founder and President of Waging Peace – in a forensic analysis warns that “If Sudan fails, the impact will reach across the globe”
If Sudan fails, the impact will reach across the globe Jul 25th, 2023 The UK's Africa minister, Andrew Mitchell, recently warned that the conflict in Sudan will have repercussions from Cairo to Cape Town and beyond. Sudan specialists believe he may have been...
Parliamentary Replies on the Killings in Darfur; and assistance the UK is providing to Sudanese women and girls amid reports of sexual violence in the conflict in Bahri and Khartoum.
Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask His Majesty's Government, following the report of theAPPG on Sudan and South Sudan in April, what is their assessment of the situation inDarfur.[HL8524]The Rt Hon The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park – The UK strongly condemns...
Genocide Watch has declared a Genocide Emergency for Sudan. The alert states that due to continuing massacres against non-Arab civilians, Genocide Watch considers Sudan to be at Stage 8: Persecution and Stage 9: Extermination (of the 10 Stages of Genocide).
https://twitter.com/davidaltonhl/status/1659337476442292229?s=46&t=bdJwQ39bSducVkIUM4iJbQ Genocide Watch has declared a Genocide Emergency for Sudan. The alert states that due to continuing massacres against non-Arab civilians, Genocide Watch...
Question on Sudan: 800,000 more people join the 3 million already displaced.
Question on Sudan: Lord ALTON of Liverpool-Thursday May 18 2023 https://www.davidalton.net/2023/04/25/genocide-all-over-again-in-darfurinquiry-into-violence-in-darfur-since-2020-by-the-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-sudan-and-south-sudan/ APPG Report referred to in...
Sudan – Minister provides details of help for refugees.
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL7613): Question:To ask His Majesty's Government what aid they are providing to fleeing Sudanese refugees...
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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Replies to Parliamentary Questions on whether the UK Government intend to propose legislation to ensure that the UK is not a safe haven for perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine and whether they are planning to introduce legislation to amend the International Criminal Court Act 2001 to enable UK courts to prosecute non-citizens and non-residents for crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide in Ukraine.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3876): Question By Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to propose legislation...
Replies to Parliamentary Questions on the number of people who are dying of hunger or who are food insecure in Sudan; how quickly the UK decision to increase humanitarian aid for war victims in Sudan will be made available; what it will be used for; and how it will be deployed; and the impact of the war in Sudan on South Sudan, including (1) the numbers of displaced people and refugees, and (2) the impact on its economy caused by the loss of receipts from the export of oil
Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3877): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people...
Meeting in Parliament to highlight the malign effects of Hong Kong’s Article 23 on human rights; to examine its impact on media freedom, in advance of World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd; to express solidarity with Jimmy Lai and 1841 other imprisoned pro democracy advocates; and to consider how Hong Kong’s Security Laws impact on civil society, the diaspora and contribute to transnational repression. Contributions from Benedict Rogers, Steve Vines, Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, and Carmen Lau. The banning of a Simpsons episode about the Tiananmen Square massacre “Nothing Happened Here” cited as an example of the suppression of truth.
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...