https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhFxOXeU0i0&ab_channel=WorthWatching In the House of Lords I today I said that the Inquiry led by Baroness (Julia) Cumberlege had shone a light on the consequences of the drug Primodos. But in the past 18 months the...
House of Lords Report published today points to “inconsistencies, uncertainty and lack of a central strategy” in UK government relations with China”.
House of Lords Report points to “inconsistencies, uncertainty and lack of a central strategy” in UK government relations with China". The Inquiry heard reports of genocide in Xinjiang and says "the Government should incorporate an atrocity prevention lens in its...
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...
Parliament hears that US designates Uighur Atrocities as Genocide: “this issue is not going to go away quietly.”
Xinjiang Forced Labour Camps - US says it’s Genocide https://youtu.be/4Rw1x9m9pGY 1.31pm Thursday January 28th Clause 1: Code rights in respect of land connected to leased premises Amendment 1 Moved byLord Alton of Liverpool Share this specific contribution...
House of Lords passes Amendment to help victims of human trafficking by a majority of 101
Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, I am very happy to be a co-signatory to Amendment 27, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord McColl, along with the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee. I remind the House of my non-pecuniary...
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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Forty year campaign demanding justice for British servicemen used as guinea pigs in atomic tests in the 50s – with one Commons debate in the 80s taking place in the middle of the night, at 3.50 am. Today just 1500 of the 20,000 servicemen put in harms way are still alive. The Defence Minister, Earl Minto, deserves thanks for his straightforward reply in the Lords yesterday. However long it takes, injustices must be put right.
Throughout the 80s I campaigned for justice for British servicemen used as guinea pigs in atomic tests. On one occasion I initiated a debate in the Commons at 3.50 am in the middle of the night - a debate that the Government didn't want. Today just 1500 of the 20,000...
Sudan War – U.S. warns of impending massacre in Sudan’s El Fasher- UK lawmakers want more actions over Sudan conflict – Saudi Arabia presses Sudanese military for ceasefire as war worsens
https://sudantribune.com/article285069 April 29, 2024 (NEW YORK) – The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, issued a stark warning Monday about the dire situation in El Fasher, Sudan. Speaking to reporters following a UN Security...
Government responds to question about the potential of an international tribunal for delivering reparations to victims of the war in Ukraine
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3874): Question n Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the...