Norwegian politicians nominate Hong Kong Free Press for Nobel Peace Prize and members of the British Parliament have nominated Alexandra Wong (Grandma Wong) for the Nobel Prize – saying that she is representative of the heroic spirit of the people of Hong Kong and their love of democracy, human rights, and the the rule of law.

Norwegian politicians nominate Hong Kong Free Press for Nobel Peace Prize and members of the British Parliament have nominated Alexandra Wong (Grandma Wong) for the Nobel Prize – saying that she is representative of the heroic spirit of the people of Hong Kong and their love of democracy, human rights, and the the rule of law.

A medal of Alfred Nobel is pictured prior to the beginning of a press conference to announce the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine on October 2, 2017 at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. - The 2017 Nobel prize season kicks off with the announcement of...

Arrest of Grandma Wong in Hong Kong.

Arrest of Grandma Wong in Hong Kong.

Grandma Wong Arrested in Hong Kong Lord Alton of Liverpool, Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong and a Patron of human rights group Hong Kong Watch today says: “Grandma Wong is an inspiration to generations of pro-democracy protestors in Hong...

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Replies to Parliamentary Questions on whether the UK Government intend to propose legislation to ensure that the UK is not a safe haven for perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine and whether they are planning to introduce legislation to amend the International Criminal Court Act 2001 to enable UK courts to prosecute non-citizens and non-residents for crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide in Ukraine.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3876): Question By Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to propose legislation...

Replies to Parliamentary Questions on the number of people who are dying of hunger or who are food insecure in Sudan; how quickly the UK decision to increase humanitarian aid for war victims in Sudan will be made available; what it will be used for; and how it will be deployed; and the impact of the war in Sudan on South Sudan, including (1) the numbers of displaced people and refugees, and (2) the impact on its economy caused by the loss of receipts from the export of oil

Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3877): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people...