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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Address by the Most Rev. Wilfred C. Anagbe Bishop of Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria – speaking at a meeting in the UK Parliament – 25th March 2025 – under the auspice of Aid To The Church In Need and The All Party Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
David Smith MP - Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion Or belief. See: Humanitarian situation in Benue State (Fr Remi).pptx https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1904615541995954369 The Most Rev. Wilfred C. AnagbeBishop of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Benue,...
Continuing Genocide In Darfur: meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan – and replies from the Africa Minister to Parliamentary Questions about Sudan and the impact of cuts to USAID and UK Aid
Speaking on the Continuing Genocide In Darfur at a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan, on Wednesday March 26th 2025, Lord Alton of Liverpool said: "In 2023, for the 20th anniversary of the Darfur genocide, I chaired an APPG inquiry...
75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights
Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB)House of Lords20th March 2025 https://youtu.be/fDobyATAMu0 My Lords, as we mark the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, I thank my noble friends on the Cross Benches for selecting the Motion and express my gratitude...