Written Questions Tabled in Parliament: Tigray, Iran, China, Hikvision, Taliban, Faulty PPE, plus Balloted Motion on slave labour, child labour and exploited labour in supply chains
Setting up a Committee doesn’t seem like much of a response to genocide – and it shouldn’t take eight months to say it. Which clearly suits Sir Humphrey and the FCDO.
Setting up a Committee doesn't seem like much of a response to genocide - and it shouldn't take eight months to say it. The fundamental problem remains that no UK Court is empowered to determine Genocide and the perpetrators of Genocide veto referrals to the...
George Weigel Succinctly Explains Why The Vatican’s Silence Over Hong Kong Is So Shocking.
Writing In First Things, George Weigel Succinctly Explains Why The Vatican's Silence Over Hong Kong Is So Shocking. Remaining silent about Hong Kong, the Uyghur Genocide, threats to Taiwan, widespread persecution, and violation of human rights by the CCP, evokes...
SUDAN: 67 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE CALLED ON SUDAN’S SOVEREIGNTY COUNCIL TO TRANSFER ICC INDICTIEES FOR TRIAL TO THE HAGUE FOR GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
SUDAN: 67 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS CALL ON THE SOVERIGNTY COUNCIL TO TRANSFER ICC INDICTIEES TO THE HAGUE Sovereign Council and Council of Ministers, Republic of the SudanHis Excellency Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, Republic of the Sudan Nasredeen...
On this International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, even while we are focused on Afghanistan, we must remember that elsewhere in the world atrocities are committed.
In a Statement for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief Lord (David) Alton, Vice Chair of the APPG says "The last few days have been dominated by the appalling news from Afghanistan and the ever-growing fear of what this will mean for...
Pictures to shake the conscience of the world.
In my youth, this powerful and disturbing single image - Huynh Cong “Nick” Ut’s photograph of a naked girl running from a napalm attack during the Vietnam War - came to define that moment and to disturb consciences. And images of starving Nigerian children caught up...
Taliban attack tortured and killed nine Hazara men.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Afghanistan: Taliban responsible for brutal massacre of Hazara men – new investigation Taliban fighters massacred nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province last month, Amnesty International...
Telecommunications Security Bill – CCP, Xinjiang Genocide, supply chain transparency, forced labour, use of subsidies which undercut and ultimately destroy British interests
On the 29th June 2021 Parliament debated the Telecommunications Security Bill. In its relationship with CCP dominated companies, the Government was challenged to act on the House of Commons Declaration that a Genocide is underway in Xinjiang, to tackle supply chain...
In Parliament today I urged the Government to raise the latest examples of atrocity crimes and Genocide against the Uighurs at the UN Security Council and to support the work of the Independent Uighur Tribunal
House of Lords 16th July 2021 Lord Alton of Liverpool:With Amnesty International’s report detailing arbitrary detention, forced indoctrination, torture, mass surveillance and crimes against humanity – along with newspaper reports from Xinjiang of the destruction of...
Uyghur Genocide – Faith Leaders tell G7 Leaders to strengthen the international rules based order and response to Uyghur Genocide: “Despite the ever-growing evidence of the atrocities, the response from the international community continues to be inadequate.”
President of the United States, Mr Joe Biden Prime Minister of Italy, Mr Mario Draghi Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr Boris Johnson President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula von der Leyen President of France, Mr Emmanuel Macron Chancellor of Germany, Ms...
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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Questions about the number of children in Sudan who are (1) affected by malnutrition, and (2) no longer in education, due to the war; and about the percentage of UK aid to Sudan that (1) reaches recipients via emergency response rooms, and (2) supports emergency response rooms.
Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL5805): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the...
Government responds to question asking what steps they are taking to ensure sustained medical and psychosocial support for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Africa, particularly through the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative; and how they are working with international partners to strengthen long-term policy provisions for survivors in conflict-affected regions
Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL5873): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure...
Africa Minister response to Questions about Tigray; about the risk of conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea; monitoring the implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement; about illegal gold mining and human trafficking in Tigray; and the continued presence of Eritrean troops in Tigray
Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL5872): Questions by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the...