This article by David Alton and Dr.Wael Aleji reflects on the deteriorating situation of religious freedom in Iran and warns Western politicians of the complex nature of the Iranian regime and the extremist ideology...
2015 Queens Speech Debate – the cruel ideology of Daesh and their orgy of violence in Iraq and Syria
5.40 pm: Thursday May 28th 2015 Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB): My Lords, in welcoming the talented team of Ministers who have responsibility for international affairs and security issues, it is clear from the debate today on the gracious Speech that there are no...
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DEBATED IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS
On November 22nd 2013 the House of Lords debated the following Motion on Human Rights Violations. The link takes you to the recording of the parliamentary debate and the text of the debate appears below. Video of the debate can be found...
Iran: Activists in Iran continue to be in “extreme danger”, but will not be defeated by government violence. Weak nuclear agreement harms the cause of human rights in Iran – Hassan Rouhani – one year and 800 executions later: why we should listen to the Iranian Resistance – and stop feeding the crocodiles
Speaking Today - June 6th 2016 - in Parliament, to Activists Working for Human Rights in Iran Lord Alton pointed to - The increasing number of executions in Iran, with near to 1000 executions only last year, the highest number during the last two decades...
Iran: Activists in Iran continue to be in "extreme danger", but will not be defeated by government violence. Weak nuclear agreement harms the cause of human rights in Iran – Hassan Rouhani – one year and 800 executions later: why we should listen to the Iranian Resistance – and stop feeding the crocodiles
Speaking Today - June 6th 2016 - in Parliament, to Activists Working for Human Rights in Iran Lord Alton pointed to - The increasing number of executions in Iran, with near to 1000 executions only last year, the highest number during the last two decades...
Drama and Music To Make Us Think: Disability Hate Crime, Religious Persecution, Bullying, Relationships, the Holocaust, North Korea, Scapegoating of Minorities…
A theatre company, consisting primarily, but not exclusively, of actors with learning disabilities, recently came to Westminster to perform their play “Living without Fear” – and in one short hour achieved more in raising awareness about...
Egypt – A Second Revolution?
Last week saw the second anniversary of the seismic events which led to the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. It also saw the beginning of a second Egyptian revolution – which many fear could lead to a full scale civil war, plunging Egypt into the fratricide which...
North Korea Debated in Parliament – Peers Spotlight Security Huamn rights and Humanitarian Concerns
To view the debate on North Korea click here: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=12298 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uh05ubF56Q• https://www.davidalton.net/2013/01/11/the-prison-camps-of-north-korea/•...
Iran and Capital Punishment – Why is the world so silent in face of Tehran’s appalling human rights record?- the fate of Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani, facing execution in Iran
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/why-is-the-world-so-silent-in-face-of-irans-appalling-human-rights-record-8117379.html Iran: Capital Punishment — Question 11:28 am May 24th 2012 and, September 2012, the fate of Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani - facing...
Iran: Speech in House of Lords
Text of a speech given in the House of Lords on 10/12/02 British Policy towards Iran "British Foreign Policy Is Incoherent, Contradictory, and Expedient." Some human rights groups have made the error of criticising the British Government for using the appalling human...
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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Meeting in Parliament to highlight the malign effects of Hong Kong’s Article 23 on human rights; to examine its impact on media freedom, in advance of World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd; to express solidarity with Jimmy Lai and 1841 other imprisoned pro democracy advocates; and to consider how Hong Kong’s Security Laws impact on civil society, the diaspora and contribute to transnational repression. Contributions from Benedict Rogers, Steve Vines, Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, and Carmen Lau. The banning of a Simpsons episode about the Tiananmen Square massacre “Nothing Happened Here” cited as an example of the suppression of truth.
Lord Alton of Liverpool (David Alton) as a Patron of Hong Kong Watch today chaired a meeting in Parliament to highlight the malign effects of Hong Kong's Article 23 on human rights. It examined the impact on media freedom, in advance of World Press Freedom Day on May...
British universities and Chinese money
Today I pressed Ministers to reduce the reliance of British universities on Chinese money. This is compromising national security and also compromising academic freedom – as the case of Professor Michelle Shipworth, which I raised, has demonstrated. 30th April...
2024 Hong Kong Symposium: British Hong Kongers are the Advance Guard In the Battle Between Dictatorship and Democracy.
Giving the Closing address at this year's 3-day Hong Kong Symposium David Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool) thanked Finn Lau, the Chair of the Symposium and the Steering committee for organising such a well attended and successful event. Lord Alton described the British...