All-Party Genocide Amendment Passed After Second Debate in the Lords by 359 votes to 188. With a majority of 171it returns to the House of Commons on Tuesday next – having been defeated by a slender Government majority of 11 votes on the first time of consideration during ping pong between the two Houses. Full debate and briefing here:

All-Party Genocide Amendment Passed After Second Debate in the Lords by 359 votes to 188. With a majority of 171it returns to the House of Commons on Tuesday next – having been defeated by a slender Government majority of 11 votes on the first time of consideration during ping pong between the two Houses. Full debate and briefing here:

Trade Bill (Ping Pong Amendment) February 2nd 2021. Video here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/7347b7f0-bd38-464a-8ddc-11e2e6bf55e0 All-Party Genocide Amendment Passed After Second Debate in the Lords by 359 votes to 188. With a majority of 171it returns to the...

UK Government says it “is fully committed to the prevention and punishment of genocide under the Genocide Convention” but dodges question of using trade sanctions as an effective penalty against States accused of genocide. MPs are being told that UK Judges would not be sufficiently competent or able to oversee judicial proceedings to establish whether a genocide is underway.

UK Government says it “is fully committed to the prevention and punishment of genocide under the Genocide Convention” but dodges question of using trade sanctions as an effective penalty against States accused of genocide. MPs are being told that UK Judges would not be sufficiently competent or able to oversee judicial proceedings to establish whether a genocide is underway.

UK Government says it "is fully committed to the prevention and punishment of genocide under the Genocide Convention" but dodges question of using trade sanctions as an effective penalty against States accused of genocide. MPs are being told that UK Judges would not...

This week the new US Administration and the outgoing one said that the Uighurs are victims of genocide. As the UK Parliament considers again its Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill and Trade Bill, is it to be business as usual? Read this time Line to Genocide In Xinjiang as Uyghurs are dragged through Dante’s Nine Concentric Circles of Hell

This week the new US Administration and the outgoing one said that the Uighurs are victims of genocide. As the UK Parliament considers again its Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill and Trade Bill, is it to be business as usual? Read this time Line to Genocide In Xinjiang as Uyghurs are dragged through Dante’s Nine Concentric Circles of Hell

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Time Line of a Creeping Genocide – Concentric Circles of Hell- Building a Case in Parliament: 2008-2021 Lord Alton of Liverpool, extracts from some interventions in the UK Parliament: January 10 2008 There are over 100 million self-described Buddhists in China. They...

The House of Lords All-Party Genocide Amendment was today defeated in the House of Commons by a slender margin – a Government majority of 11. The Genocide amendment will now return to the House of Lords which will be asked to consider a refined version – which, if agreed – will go back to the House of Commons. Just 6 more good men and women on the Conservative benches need to change their minds and the High Court will be given the task of deciding whether a Genocide is under way in States with which we have trade agreements.

The House of Lords All-Party Genocide Amendment was today defeated in the House of Commons by a slender margin – a Government majority of 11. The Genocide amendment will now return to the House of Lords which will be asked to consider a refined version – which, if agreed – will go back to the House of Commons. Just 6 more good men and women on the Conservative benches need to change their minds and the High Court will be given the task of deciding whether a Genocide is under way in States with which we have trade agreements.

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The House of Lords All-Party Genocide Amendment was today defeated in the House of Commons by a slender margin - a Government majority of 11. The Genocide amendment will now return to the House of Lords which will be asked to consider a refined version - which, if...

For the Uyghurs, Genocide is a word which dares not speak its name. For the sake of women like Rahima Mahmut, Gulzira Auelkhan, Sayragul Sauytbay, and Ruqiye Perhat – whose heart-breaking, shocking, stories are recorded here – it’s time that the crime of genocide was given definition in the UK. On January 19th Parliament can use its voice and speak that name – insisting on justice for victims of Genocide and refusing to make tawdry trade deals with those responsible for the crime above all crimes.

For the Uyghurs, Genocide is a word which dares not speak its name. For the sake of women like Rahima Mahmut, Gulzira Auelkhan, Sayragul Sauytbay, and Ruqiye Perhat – whose heart-breaking, shocking, stories are recorded here – it’s time that the crime of genocide was given definition in the UK. On January 19th Parliament can use its voice and speak that name – insisting on justice for victims of Genocide and refusing to make tawdry trade deals with those responsible for the crime above all crimes.

For the Uyghurs Genocide is a word which dares not speak its name ================================================= Extract: What word comes into your mind when you hear evidence of  a State  complicit in the destruction of a people’s identity; complicit in...

UK Government declines to say whether it will follow the United States in declaring Nigeria a “country of particular concern for religious freedom”; and details of Jubilee Campaign Executive Director Ann Buwalda Testimony to House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Nigeria

UK Government declines to say whether it will follow the United States in declaring Nigeria a “country of particular concern for religious freedom”; and details of Jubilee Campaign Executive Director Ann Buwalda Testimony to House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Nigeria

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Nigeria  Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the re-designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern by the government of the United States; and whether they intend to take similar steps. [HL11262]...

More than 100 Parliamentarians have united to send a letter to Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, urging the UK to show leadership and to uphold human rights by joining the International Court of Justice case against Myanmar on genocide against the Rohingya people.

More than 100 Parliamentarians have united to send a letter to Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, urging the UK to show leadership and to uphold human rights by joining the International Court of Justice case against Myanmar on genocide against the Rohingya people.

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More than 100 Parliamentarians have united to send a letter to Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, urging the UK to show leadership and uphold human rights by joining the International Court of Justice case against Myanmar on genocide against the Rohingya people. The...

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David Smith MP - Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion Or belief. See:  Humanitarian situation in Benue State (Fr Remi).pptx https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1904615541995954369 The Most Rev. Wilfred C. AnagbeBishop of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Benue,...

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Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB)House of Lords20th March 2025 https://youtu.be/fDobyATAMu0 My Lords, as we mark the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, I thank my noble friends on the Cross Benches for selecting the Motion and express my gratitude...