Liverpool Hope University Bringing About Political Change 4 - Powerpoint Presentation Hope University: Tuesday February 21st 2012. "Bringing about Political Change" Arun Gandhi attributed the following remark to his grandfather, Mahatma: “You must be the...
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Coptic Solidarity Conference Washington DC June 2018 Religious Persecution Coptic Solidarity 2018 At a conference on religious freedom, in Washington DC, organised at Capitol Hill by Coptic Solidarity, David Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool) called for an...
Pakistan and its minorities
Pakistan and its minorities In 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah gave a speech to the New Delhi Press Club, setting out the foundation principles of the fledgling State of Pakistan. Forcefully, he defended the right of minorities and the duty of the State to protect them:...
Pakistan: Question In The Lords June 22nd
Pakistan: Religious Minorities Question 3 pm Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what advocacy the Foreign Office is undertaking on behalf of persecuted religious minorities in Pakistan. The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth...
The Plight of Pakistan's Minorities – Ahmadis, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and Zoroastrians facing campaign of relentless violence..
Article for E-Politix.com ahead of House of Lords Question on the plight of Pakistan’s minorities, June 22nd 2011: Question to be raised by Crossbench Peer, Lord Alton of Liverpool. In 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah gave a speech to the New Delhi Press Club, setting out...
Renewed calls for UK’s aid programme to Pakistan to be linked to the protection of its minorities.
Constructive Talks with Mohammad Nafees Zakaria Pakistan’s High Commissioner to London and with Rehman Chishti MP, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on freedom of Religion or belief. As the Coronavirus takes lives, women like Shagusta Kauser should be freedom from jail.
It was a great pleasure to meet Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to London during a meeting on March 17th at the High Commission in London. We discussed the Coronavirus crisis and the challenges which it poses for our two great Commonwealth...
Watch Premier Radio’s Stop the Genocide Video; Times Leader “Christians are victims of genocidal terror”. Boris Johnson “baffled” by Foreign Office; Daily Telegraph and Com Res Poll Call for Genocide Declaration; Full text of House of Lords Genocide debate and previous posts.
Two images sent from Christians in Iraq. With the focus on terrorism nearer home it is easy to forget the realities of life for those living under the rule of ISIS. Please watch this short video which explains what is going on and why adding your name to the Stop the...
Government’s April 1st replies on genocide. Conservative Home Page. Spectator:”War on christians”; Times Leader “Christians are victims of genocidal terror”. Boris Johnson “baffled” by Foreign Office; Daily Telegraph and Com Res Poll Call for Genocide Declaration but Government Oppose Genocide Amendment. Read Guardian coverage; Op-Ed piece by Lord Alton and Baroness Cox ,full debate on genocide, Easter Day Homily by Bishop Mark Davies, and earlier posts on genocide against Christians and Yazidis. New Petition Launched
Luke de Pulford on Conservative Home http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2016/03/luke-de-pulford-as-genocide-is-wreaked-on-the-yazadis-the-foreign-office-averts-its-eyes.html?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter Isis 'bans all...
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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My op ed in The Critic: Why there is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide laws and how much better it would be if advocates used their time and energy to campaign for comprehensive palliative care throughout the UK — and tackled the scandalous hospice funding crisis. The priority should be assisting and caring for the living, not assisting suicide.
My op ed in The Critic: Why there is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide laws and how much better it would be if advocates used their time and energy to campaign for comprehensive palliative care throughout the UK — and...
King’s Speech Debate 2026 – Government accused of dependency on dictatorships and urgent need to strengthening resilience -Putin’s War in Ukraine, Uyghur Genocide, North Korea’s crimes against humanity, Iran, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai. CCP persecution of religious minorities and pro democracy advocates. Call for the implementation of the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on slave labour, universal jurisdiction and transnational repression. Also: unabridged version of speech.
On June 4th there will be a full House of Lords debate on Government policy in dealing with genocide and atrocity crimes and the Private Members Bill on Genocide Determination will receive its First Reading....
Green Bean Media Discuss My Love of Hong Kong and Its People In The YouTube Series “Let’s Talk.”
In their YouTube series, “Let’s Talk”, Green Bean Media discussed with me my love of Hong Kong and its people. Their team of Martin Broughton, Gloria Chan, and distinguished veteran journalist, Steve Vines - the longest serving British journalist in Hong Kong -...