Nationality and Borders Bill - Interventions on why the Bill should not include Part 5 and the McColl amendment on support for victims Lord Alton of Liverpool(CB) My Lords, the Minister is dealing with these issues with great sensitivity and I welcome the tone of his...
UK Trade Minister Liz Truss should respond positively to an appeal to G7 Trade Ministers. The letter highlights 25 million people in the world being exploited in forced labour and human trafficking which generates $150 billion
UK Trade Minister Liz Truss should respond positively to an appeal to G7 Trade Ministers. The letter highlights 25 million people in the world being exploited in forced labour and human trafficking which generates $150 billion from the crime of trafficking: "Egregious...
Link to Webinar on Human trafficking of North Korean women to China and its links to genocide.
Webinar on Human trafficking of North Korean women to China and its links to genocide. On 27 April 2021, the Coalition for Genocide Response joined Lord Alton of Liverpool and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) to discuss the issue of human...
20th Anniversary of Congressman Chris Smith’s landmark legislation on human trafficking as he warns that COVID-19 has put more children at risk of exploitation. Good example of how individual legislators can put right major injustices and why they deserve the respect and support of voters from across the divide.
Congressman Chris Smith COVID-19 puts more children at risk of exploitation Smith’s historic anti-trafficking victims law marks 20th year By Rep. Chris Smith Today—October 28th—marks 20th anniversary of the Trafficking...
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...
Parliamentary Debate on the Immigration and Social Security Bill – and it’s potential impact on victims of human trafficking
Parliamentary Debate on the Immigration and Social Security Bill - and its potential impact on victims of human trafficking Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, who has...
Joanna Ewart-James. The Executive Director of FREEDOM UNITED has issued a statement on forced organ harvesting in China. Sir Geoffrey Nice QC and Professor Martin Elliott set out the findings of the Independent Tribunal into Organ Harvesting in the Gresham Lecture. And Chris Whitehouse, on Conservative Home, explains the opportunities to tackle this trade in forthcoming legislation as UK Ministers are urged to use the forthcoming Trade Bill and Medicines and Medical Devices Bill to combat this lethal trade in human suffering.
Joanna Ewart-James. The Executive Director of FREEDOM UNITED has issued a statement on forced organ harvesting in China. Sir Geoffrey Nice QC and Professor Martin Elliott set out the findings of the Independent Tribunal into Organ Harvesting in China in...
Immigration Bill Given a Second Reading In The House of Lords – July 22nd – Government challenged on trafficking, exploitation, family visas, child refugees, data collection, the adequate staffing of care homes and indefinite detention.
Immigration Bill Given a Second Reading In The House of Lords - July 22nd - Government challenged on trafficking, exploitation, family visas, child refugees, data collection, the adequate staffing of care homes and indefinite detention. 5.32 pm Lord Alton of...
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...