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Korean Peninsula: Human Rights
Question for Short Debate 3.15 pm Tabled By Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of security and human rights issues on the Korean peninsula. Lord Alton of Liverpool: My Lords, I greatly welcome the opportunity to question...
Sudan: A jubilee campaign report
A JUBILEE CAMPAIGN REPORT SUDAN Darfur: The Genocide Continues Prepared by Lord Alton of Liverpool and Rebecca Tinsley October 2004 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Lord Alton and journalist Rebecca Tinsley returned on Oct 4th from Geneina in Darfur, Western Sudan. This report...
Roscoe Lecture: Jack Straw
Lecture by Jack Straw Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff, David, Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you very much indeed for this reception and, before that, for this invitation to give this lecture on citizenship. I'm delighted to be back in Liverpool. Some significant events of...
The Award of an Honorary Fellowship to Lech Walesa by Liverpool John Moores University
David Alton's speech Vice Chancellor, members of the university’s academic faculties, distinguished guests; it is my honour to bring before you Mr. Lech Walesa for admission as an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University. Born on September 29th 1943, it was...
Chasing the Wrong Terrorist Shadows
Universe Column for 9th June By David Alton There have always been two ways people have looked at the use of terror. It can be the brutal killing of people for political ends or vaunted as part of an armed struggle against an unjust established order. Either way,...
The Cartoon Controversy
Universe Column for March 5th 2006 by David Alton For those of us who have been closely following the developments in Iran for more than two decades, these are critical times. Critical, because Western governments, including our own, are facing a test of historic...
Iain Duncan Smith
Universe Column By David Alton This week's Queen's Speech in Parliament opened a new parliamentary session. Yet, as the Government looked forward to its legislative programme the more intriguing question was what kind of year it will be for Her Majesty's Loyal...
A real insight into life in Britain
Universe Column for October 29th 2006 by David Alton From time to time the Manchester-based Maranatha Community has issued a State of the Nation address. They pose the question whether a non-religious society is a happier and more fulfilled society than a religious...
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About– Lord Alton of LiverpoolFor 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer.He began his career as a teacher and, in 1972, while still a student, he was elected to Liverpool City Council as Britain's...
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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Question in Parliament on the escalating violence and targeted attacks by armed groups against Christian and Muslim minorities in Nigeria and what steps they are taking to address the religious persecution of these minorities, particularly in the northern and central regions of Nigeria.
Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL5392): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of...
The arrests of Montagnard Protestants in Thailand and the dangers facing them if repatriated to Vietnam.
Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the arrest in Thailand of Montagnard Protestants while attending a funeral and of the dangers they will face if repatriated to Vietnam. Party: Crossbench HL5390 ANSWERING...
Justice and Accountability In Syria: Now and Then.
Justice and Accountability In Syria: Now and Then. In two interventions in the House of Lords, Lord Alton said that the future of Syria will depend on justice and accountability - both for those who last week committed heinous killings against ethnic and religious...