Baroness Sugg - Minister at FCOD Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the commitment given in the 2018 UK-Nigeria security and defence partnership that Nigeria would implement a new crisis response mechanism, similar to the UK’s COBR...
During the past decade 27,000 people have died at the hands of Boko Haram while, over two decades, 19,000 people have been killed by extremist militant Fulanis, with over 43,000 Nigerians – the vast majority women and children – killed by Boko Haram over the same period.A 311-page report, ‘Nigeria’s Silent Slaughter: Genocide in Nigeria and its implications for the International Community’.The failure of the Nigerian and international authorities to act makes them susceptible to prosecution under the Genocide Convention for failing to read the signs, to study the data, and to take action to prevent and protect.
https://iconhelp.org/icon-releases-data-report-nigerias-silent-slaughter-genocide-in-nigeria/ During the past decade 27,000 people have died at the hands of Boko Haram while, over two decades, 19,000 people have been killed by extremist militant Fulanis, with...
2015 Queens Speech Debate – the cruel ideology of Daesh and their orgy of violence in Iraq and Syria
5.40 pm: Thursday May 28th 2015 Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB): My Lords, in welcoming the talented team of Ministers who have responsibility for international affairs and security issues, it is clear from the debate today on the gracious Speech that there are no...
As the last Christian is expelled from Mosul by ISIS – Times Article on why the world must respond to the cry of Iraq's Christians – and the full text of the House of Lords debate on Article 18 and Freedom of Belief – with news of Meriam Ibrahim's journey to Rome and ISIS subjecting women to female genital mutilation
http://blog.geopolitical-info.com/?p=957Article 18 – An article of faith Lord AltonAugust 12, 2014The United Nations doctrine ‘responsibility to protect’ has been flouted by the failure of international authorities to protect vulnerable minorities from sweeping...
As the last Christian is expelled from Mosul by ISIS – Times Article on why the world must respond to the cry of Iraq’s Christians – and the full text of the House of Lords debate on Article 18 and Freedom of Belief – with news of Meriam Ibrahim’s journey to Rome and ISIS subjecting women to female genital mutilation
http://blog.geopolitical-info.com/?p=957Article 18 – An article of faith Lord AltonAugust 12, 2014The United Nations doctrine ‘responsibility to protect’ has been flouted by the failure of international authorities to protect vulnerable minorities from sweeping...
Second Vatican Council – 50 Years Later What Does It Say To Us? Northern Catholic Conference, Liverpool 2013.
Northern Catholic Conference , June 8th, 2013 - Vatican Two – Reading the signs of the times: 50 Years Later What Does The Council Say To Us? Also, for power point slides, see https://www.davidalton.net/media/ On October 11th 2012, we marked the momentous event...
Boko Haram, the Killing of Christians and Terror In Nigeria – Now Government Targets Homosexuals
Boko Haram, the Killing of Christians and Terror In Nigeria - Now Government Targets Homosexuals Nigeria Question Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool 27 Jan 2014 : Column WA200 To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that homosexuals in...
The Killing of Christians In Nigeria – fifty burnt alive, including a pastor's wife and children – British and US Governments Continue to Take Action To Proscribe Boko Haram As A Terrorist Organisation
Boko Haram, the militant Islamist group responsible for the violent deaths of hundreds of Christians in Nigeria, has launched another lethal attack in the country’s Middle Belt....
The Killing of Christians In Nigeria – fifty burnt alive, including a pastor’s wife and children – British and US Governments Continue to Take Action To Proscribe Boko Haram As A Terrorist Organisation
Boko Haram, the militant Islamist group responsible for the violent deaths of hundreds of Christians in Nigeria, has launched another lethal attack in the country’s Middle Belt....
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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The World Must Not Forget Andy Li And The Hong Kong 12
With Andy Li During The Hong Kong Elections In the U.K. Parliament I have again asked the U.K. Government what information they have on the wellbeing of the 12 young prodemocracy activists from Hong Kong, arrested by China. I asked whether the U.K. has asked China to...
Weapons of mass distraction- how attempts have been made to discredit Bob Fu, a leading dissident,and how he and his family have been threatened
Now we know more about Bob Fu’s accuser and his links to Beijing:https://world.wng.org/2020/10/weapons_of_mass_distraction?fbclid=IwAR3xkV_kGrkhsRdWGTVyBpwvehS7FMunkGSDLuJ3f-RJSjrDuXQsb_4Kvg0
Two sides of one coin: Heroes and Heroines- and profiteers and collaborators waiting in the wings
Grandma Wong - heroine of Hong Kong It’s always interesting how terrible crises throw up unlikely heroes and heroines. The story of Grandma Wong (see below) - is a classic example of the fearlessness of which some human beings are capable. She brings to mind the...
Webinar to Mark Freedom of Religion or Belief Day on 27 October, focusing on violence against women and girls in conflict and the abuse of religion or belief to justify violence.
Invitation Violence against Dalit Christians has intensified in recent years. In one incident , two women—one of whom was seven months’ pregnant—were gang-raped in Nadia village, Madhya Pradesh...