Wendy Morton MPMinister for the European Neighbourhood and the AmericasKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHTel: 0207 008 5000 The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of LordsLondonSW1A 0PWDecember 2020 Dear Lord Alton, Thank you for your email of 16 December to Lord Ahmad of...

A horrific report from today’s Guardian about the beheading of ethnic Armenians by Soldiers of Azerbaijan.
Will the U.K. Government be pressing for those responsible for these war crimes to be held to account or will it sit on its hands? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/15/two-men-beheaded-in-videos-from-nagorno-karabakh-war-identified?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Courage in Nagorno Karabakh – Report and Recommendations by Baroness Cox – the only UK Parliamentarian to have been an eye witness and to have seen the situation first hand.
Grief and Courage in Nagorno Karabakh Smoke rises from an exploded shell behind the Lady Cox Rehabilitation Centre SPECIAL VISIT REPORT Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) November 2020 Baroness Cox - the only Parliamentarian to visit Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia...

UK admits it has “not made an assessment of allegations relating to Armenian historical structures in Nakhichevan or the implications of this on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh” but did raise the importance of ensuring protection of cultural heritage during a meeting between the UK Ambassador to Azerbaijan and representatives of the Presidential Administration.
Armenian Culture At Risk UK admits it has "not made an assessment of allegations relating to Armenian historical structures in Nakhichevan or the implications of this on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh" but did raise the importance of ensuring protection of cultural...

Conquest through ethnic cleansing and occupation – It is reported that Turkey is planning to settle 1500-2000 Syrian Jihadist mercenaries in the areas taken from Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. World leaders have let this happen on their watch.
Conquest through ethnic cleansing and occupation: It is reported that Turkey is planning to settle 1500-2000 Syrian Jihadist mercenaries in the areas taken from Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. Together with their families, these mercenaries will pose a long-term threat...

Graphic and Harrowing account from (Baroness) Caroline Cox – in Armenia – meeting fleeing refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh
Widow tells Baroness Cox her husband’s body “was so destroyed that we needed DNA to identify him. Everything in the village has been stolen or demolished.” 12 November 2020 // For immediate release ‘MY HOME IS IN RUINS. I HAVE NOTHING LEFT’ BARONESS COX...

‘The UK government must change tack and urgently bring to justice those responsible for war crimes against the Armenian people’ – Baroness Caroline Cox in Armenia
Baroness Cox https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/the-uk-government-must-change-tack-and-urgently-bring-to-justice-those-responsible-for-war-crimes-against-the-armenian-people Question in Parliament November 10th 2020

Cross Party Letter to today’s Times calls for the people of Nagorno Karabakh to decide their own future not the displacements and boundaries determined by Stalin or today’s force of arms
Cross Party Letter to today's Times calls for the people of Nagorno Karabakh to decide their own future not the displacements and boundaries determined by Stalin or today's force of arms...
Parliament considers the Nagorno-Karabakh genocide emergency alert and Azerbaijan accused of a war crime for bombing a maternity hospital.
Nagorno Karabakh War Crime as Azerbaijan bombs a maternity Hospital Nagorno-Karabakh: Genocide Emergency Alert 02 November 2020 Private Notice Question 2.00 pm Tabled by Baroness Cox To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the genocide emergency alert issued...

Baroness (Caroline) Cox, the Co Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Armenia has today issued a briefing note to UK Parliamentarians detailing the continuing atrocities in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh. Her briefing note included disturbing video material, including evidence of war crimes
Baroness (Caroline) Cox, the Co Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Armenia has today issued a briefing note to UK Parliamentarians detailing the continuing atrocities in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh. Her briefing note included disturbing video material,...

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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...

The House of Lords All-Party Genocide Amendment was today defeated in the House of Commons by a slender margin – a Government majority of 11. The Genocide amendment will now return to the House of Lords which will be asked to consider a refined version – which, if agreed – will go back to the House of Commons. Just 6 more good men and women on the Conservative benches need to change their minds and the High Court will be given the task of deciding whether a Genocide is under way in States with which we have trade agreements.
The House of Lords All-Party Genocide Amendment was today defeated in the House of Commons by a slender margin - a Government majority of 11. The Genocide amendment will now return to the House of Lords which will be asked to consider a refined version - which, if...
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/