Hong Kong Twelve: China sentences 10 seeking to flee Hong Kong to prison terms - a travesty of justice, a mockery of the rule of law, a flagrant abuse of judicial norms....
Star Chamber Show Trial of Hong Kong 12 Goes Ahead In Secret Behind Locked Doors As International Observers Are Refused Access To The Proceedings
The Times December 29th 2020Star Chamber Show Trial of Hong Kong 12 Goes Ahead In Secret Behind Locked Doors As International Observers Are Refused Access To The Proceedings Grandma Wong urges the world to support the Hong Kong 12 - denied access to their lawyers and...
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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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...
Stop Organ Harvesting In China
As the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill Bill comes to be discussed in Parliament, at its Report Stage in the House of Lords these speeches on forced organ harvesting were made by members from all sides of the House. Second Reading: ...
Christmas 2020 – Listen to T.S.Eliot and Hugh Laurie reading “Journey of the Magi”, Read J.R.R.Tolkien’s, Noel, and G.K.Chesterton’s “The House of Christmas” and Liverpool poet, Stewart Henderson’s ,new 2020 Christmas poem, What did you get for Christmas?
Christmas 2020 - Listen to T.S.Eliot and Hugh Laurie reading "Journey of the Magi", Read J.R.R.Tolkien's, Noel, and G.K.Chesterton's "The House of Christmas" and Liverpool poet, Stewart Henderson's ,new 2020 Christmas poem, What did you get for Christmas? The...
The Place In Which We Work
The Houses of Parliament We all see the place where we work very differently. At the end of another very long day, at 8.30 pm tonight, I was alone in the House of Lords cafeteria - where the wonderful (mainly Polish) staff were living out Napoleon‘s maxim that armies...
Historic House of Lords Vote on All-Party Amendment on Genocide Determination passes by a Majority of 126. Now Members of the Commons have the chance to say no to trade deals with States credibly accused of Genocide.
Historic House of Lords Vote on All-Party Amendment on Genocide Determination passes by a Majority of 126. Now Members of the Commons have the chance to say no to trade deals with States credibly accused of Genocide. To read the full debate on the Human Rights and...
In Vino Veritas – with a glass of Australian wine show solidarity and drink a toast to Australia’s courageous truth telling.
In vino veritas - Australia tells the truth about Uighur persecution and the Chinese Communist Party bans its wine....
The World Must Not Forget Andy Li And The Hong Kong 12
With Andy Li During The Hong Kong Elections In the U.K. Parliament I have again asked the U.K. Government what information they have on the wellbeing of the 12 young prodemocracy activists from Hong Kong, arrested by China. I asked whether the U.K. has asked China to...
Daily Telegraph reveals that Government want to buy off Peers with an Impact Assessment rather than a ban on trade with States found to be responsible for Genocide. Nus Ghani MP issued an appeal to her Conservative colleagues “We must honour our sacrosanct responsibility never to let economic concerns trump ethical ones by dealing with genocidal States.”
Daily Telegraph reveals that Government want to buy off Peers with an Impact Assessment rather than a ban on trade with States found to be responsible for Genocide Nus Ghani MP issued an appeal to her Conservative colleagues “We must honour our sacrosanct...
In a letter to The Times Faith Leaders unite in calling on the House of Commons to vote today for the Genocide amendment
The Times January 19th 2021 https://www.davidalton.net/2021/01/18/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-s/
The Times reports that former Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, backs the Genocide Amendment while Rachel Sylvester says today’s vote will “send a signal to the world about our foreign policy values”
The Times January 19th 2021 https://www.davidalton.net/2021/01/18/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-s/ The Times...