Today the Government set out details of progress being made to establish a parliamentary committee to examine allegations of genocide, but also reveals its limitations. Only when the High Court is given the power to make Genocide determinations will we see fundamental...
Genocide, rape, torture and slave labour – Questions about China at International Relations & Defence Committee
House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee 9th June 2021Witness: Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Exports, Department for International Trade; Nigel Adams MP, Minister for Asia, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Today, Nigel Adams MP,...
Genocide: Bringing Perpetrators to Justice – Debated in the House of Lords on Thursday 27 May 2021
https://youtu.be/IbSM0ruM62A Question for Short Debate 5.45pm Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to bring the perpetrators of genocide to justice. Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, in opening this short...
House of Lords Library Briefing On Next Thursday’s Debate on Bringing The Perpetrators of Genocide To Justice. Background posts on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Rohingya in Burma, Tigray, Nigeria, Yezidis, and Armenians.
House of Lords Library Briefing On Next Thursday's Debate on Bringing The Perpetrators of Genocide To Justice. Background posts on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Rohingya in Burma, Tigray, Nigeria, Yezidis, and Armenians. image by Kuzzat Altay on Unsplash...
Queen’s Speech Debate “Uphold human rights and democracy across the world” 19th May 2021
https://youtu.be/dECBd26cBFw I would like to invite the Government to enlarge on the statement in the Gracious Speech that they will “ uphold human rights and democracy across the world.” I refer to various non-financial interests in the Register. The...
Despite CCP attempts to prevent it from happening UN Member States have called for further engagement and action to end human rights violations against Uyghurs
Despite CCP attempts to prevent it from happening UN Member States have called for further engagement and action to end human rights violations against Uyghurs The UN briefing meeting was sponsored by 18 UN Member States along with civil society groups. It was a very...
Authoritarian threat to our way of life – Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
I told Parliament today that the authoritarian threat to our way of life is symbolized by what happened to doctor Li Wenliang and the CCP’s imprisonment of Zhang Zhan – tortured for going to Wuhan to expose the truth. It is symbolized by the jailing of Hong Kong’s...
Speech to Parliament on April 13th on the OVERSEAS OPERATIONS (SERVICE PERSONNEL AND VETERANS) BILL – on why UK personnel committing genocide, torture, or war crimes, should be open to prosecution in UK courts.
Speech to Parliament on April 13th on the OVERSEAS OPERATIONS (SERVICE PERSONNEL AND VETERANS) BILL - on why UK personnel committing genocide, torture, or war crimes, should be open to prosecution in UK courts. Click here: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) [V] My Lords, I...
In advance of the Genocide amendment returning to Parliament next Tuesday a Webinar commemorating the execution of 21 Christians, and which included contributions from the Coptic and Roman Catholic Popes, hears about the Genocide of the Uighur Muslims: here’s the link:
In advance of the Genocide amendment returning to Parliament next Tuesday a Webinar commemorating the execution of 21 Christians, and which included contributions from the Coptic and Roman Catholic Popes, hears about the Genocide of the Uighur Muslims: here’s the...
An unfolding tragedy: The decline of religious diversity in the Middle East
An unfolding tragedy: The decline of religious diversity in the Middle East David Alton at Simele in Northern Iraq at the site of the Assyrian Genocide Raphael Lemkin’s experience of the Holocaust and his study of the fate of the Assyrians and Armenians led him to...
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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Challenged the Government about the collecting and preserving of evidence of atrocity crimes in Darfur.
Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL5801): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any...
Government responds to question asking what progress they have made on the men’s health strategy announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and says “we will shortly be launching a call for evidence”
From: Written Parliamentary Questions and Answers <NO_REPLY.HL.QASYSTEM@parliament.uk>Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 12:01:05 PMTo: ALTON OF LIVERPOOL, Lord <AltonD@parliament.uk>Subject: Written answer to your QWA HL5761 received from Baroness Merron, the...
JCHR Inquiry into Transnational repression – 26th March 2025
Three witnesses gave compelling evidence to the JCHR Inquiry into Transnational repression – including disturbing evidence about the activities of States such as Eritrea and Russia. Watch here:...