CSW and Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) are gravely concerned by reports that 400 Eritrean refugees who fled the ongoing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are currently being returned to the area under armed guard. Report from CSW: Reports surfaced on 10...
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10845): Question by Lord Alton of LiverpoolTo ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports...
War In Tigray: Peers today pressed for access to be given to Tigray to assess allegations of War Crimes and to ensure the safe arrival of urgently needed humanitarian aid and the protection of refugees. https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1334193135707099141?s=20...
The Daily Telegraph has today reported a fight to the finish Ethiopian assault on Mekele, the capital of Tigray. This morning the Ethiopian Embassy in London sent their own version of events to Parliamentarains. This followed a meeting between the Foreign Seretary,...
War in Ethiopia's Tigray Province - Government challenged today to co-ordinate an international response to a potential genocide during exchanges in the House of Lords Private Notice Question Asked by...
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the war in the Ethiopian province of Tigray and what action it is taking to coordinate international action to prevent further conflict. To be answered by Baroness Sugg...
Today The Sunday Telegraph reports that “Ethiopia may be on the edge of genocide”. The report describes the decapitation of four children and babies being cut out of pregnant women. Last week I tabled parliamentary questions and wrote to the Foreign Secretary about...
Lives being lost and people displaced in the Horn of Africa Two questions today about the conflict in the Horn of Africa Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conflict in the Horn of Africa; what estimate they...
https://youtu.be/oJ14A40thm4 House of Lords30.04.25 My Lords, I beg to move Motion A1, as an amendment to Motion A, at end insert “leave out from “propose” to end and insert “Amendment 2C in lieu” as printed on the marshalled list” I rise to express my gratitude...
On Tuesday April 29th Lord Alton of Liverpool chaired a meeting in Parliament on behalf of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief: Lord Alton with Lord Dubs, Zoya Phan and Sai The meeting viewed extracts from a new documentary:...
Lord Alton's contribution to Short debate: Steps being taken by the government, as a member of the Media Freedom Coalition, to ensure the safety and security of journalists and media workers worldwide. 24th April 2025 https://youtu.be/EjS4gTm0wiM House of Lords24th...