U.K. responds to allegations that White Phosphorus has been used in Tigray and says “The Government of Ethiopia has denied that Chemical Weapons have been used. We are working to establish the facts.” But white phosphorus isn’t a designated chemical weapon and if they fail to identify its use they will be giving a misleading answer by asking the wrong question.

U.K. responds to allegations that White Phosphorus has been used in Tigray and says “The Government of Ethiopia has denied that Chemical Weapons have been used. We are working to establish the facts.” But white phosphorus isn’t a designated chemical weapon and if they fail to identify its use they will be giving a misleading answer by asking the wrong question.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL420): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of...

Government says it is “concerned by reports of attacks on the ability of the media and academia to operate freely, including the arrests and detentions of journalists and controls on the ability of the media and academics to report on developments in Ethiopia.”

Government says it is "concerned by reports of attacks on the ability of the media and academia to operate freely, including the arrests and detentions of journalists and controls on the ability of the media and academics to report on developments in Ethiopia." James...

UK says killers in Ethiopia “must be held to account, whoever they may be” and responds to call that eye witness statements are taken from refugees from Tigray about reports of war crimes and crimes against humanity in that region.

UK says killers in Ethiopia “must be held to account, whoever they may be” and responds to call that eye witness statements are taken from refugees from Tigray about reports of war crimes and crimes against humanity in that region.

Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that three senior members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, including the former Ethiopian Foreign Minister, have been killed by the Ethiopian military on 13...

UK Government Quizzed about the role of UK aid in Ethiopia – £3 billion over the past decade – and the measures it is taking to apply leverage to stop the conflict in Tigray and the exodus and shocking treatment of refugees.

UK Government Quizzed about the role of UK aid in Ethiopia – £3 billion over the past decade – and the measures it is taking to apply leverage to stop the conflict in Tigray and the exodus and shocking treatment of refugees.

Tigray conflict endangers lives and destroys development Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the EU is considering withholding aid from the government of Ethiopia until the impact of the conflict in...

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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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