Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10844): Question from Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of...
Fatou Bensouda Chief Prosecutor of the ICC The International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor today announced today that it has concluded the preliminary investigation into crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed by Boko Haram and Nigerian...
https://youtu.be/Ni-PlVbId4Q December 2020 Conference on Nigeria
Professor Paul Marshall is right to argue that our failure to understand what drives Jihadism in Nigeria hampers our ability to find solutions. We need to understand what drives Jihadism in Nigeria in order to find solutions. Professor Paul Marshall has written this...
Learn more about the Nigerian Crisis at this on line event Jubilee Campaign has today submitted a devastating 89 page report on Nigeria submitted to the International Criminal Court. It concludes that: An ICC investigation and prosecution of the Fulani militant...
Leah Sharibu - abducted, forcibly converted , raped , and forcibly married in Nigeria U.K. says “We will continue to engage with the Government of Nigeria in support of urgent action to secure the return of Leah Sharibu and all abductees” and responds to questions...
16 November 2020 NIGERIA: VIOLENCE CONTINUES UNABATED AMID GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON HUMAN RIGHTS Disturbing report from CSWAt least 10 people have been killed and around 28 abducted in a series of attacks by armed assailants of Fulani origin that occurred between 26...
UNPACKING THE NIGERIAN CRISIS FREE CONFERENCE FORMER NIGERIAN PRESIDENT H.E OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, BRITISH POLITICIAN LORD ALTON AND OTHER EXPERT SPEAKERS JOIN FORCES TO UNPACK THE CRISIS IN NIGERIA AND THE NEED FOR CHANGE For more information phone 07508 687319 or email...
Arzoo Raja The cases of Arzoo Raja and Leah Sharibu raised today in Parliament during an Oral Question on Gender Based Violence. Forcibly abducted, forcibly converted, forcibly married. Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, I have been able to send the Minister...
Nadi Murad one of thousands of Yazidis who suffered grievously at the hands of ISIS This week a Webinar was held on Freedom of Religion or Belief Day focusing on the appalling suffering of girls and women from religious minorities. Those taking part included Baroness...
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...
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...
Lord Benyon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3714): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are working with the United Nations and...