Government says “We do not plan to review the position on the determination of genocide” – but will rely on organisations like the UN – knowing that China will veto any investigation into crimes against the Uighurs just as it prevented the International Criminal Court investigating the UN’s report which found evidence of crimes against humanity in North Korea.

Government says “We do not plan to review the position on the determination of genocide” – but will rely on organisations like the UN – knowing that China will veto any investigation into crimes against the Uighurs just as it prevented the International Criminal Court investigating the UN’s report which found evidence of crimes against humanity in North Korea.

The world continually turns a blind eye to genocide. Think of the Yazidis and Christians in Iraq, or the Rohingya and Uighur Muslims in Burma and China... It's why we need to remove the decision to name a genocide from political and diplomatic vested interests and...

International Scandal As Escaping Christians Continue To Suffer -Ijaz Paras Masih died in Detention Centre. Read report on”The United Nations: Missing In Action.” Also – Celebration in Parliament of the 126th Birthday of Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar and the campaign to Make Caste History.

International Scandal As Escaping Christians Continue To Suffer   Thailand’s Government and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Bangkok have been accused of “negligence” after a Pakistani Christian asylum seeker died in a detention centre last month.  ...

As the last Christian is expelled from Mosul by ISIS – Times Article on why the world must respond to the cry of Iraq's Christians – and the full text of the House of Lords debate on Article 18 and Freedom of Belief – with news of Meriam Ibrahim's journey to Rome and ISIS subjecting women to female genital mutilation

http://blog.geopolitical-info.com/?p=957Article 18 – An article of faith Lord AltonAugust 12, 2014The United Nations doctrine ‘responsibility to protect’ has been flouted by the failure of international authorities to protect vulnerable minorities from sweeping...

As the last Christian is expelled from Mosul by ISIS – Times Article on why the world must respond to the cry of Iraq’s Christians – and the full text of the House of Lords debate on Article 18 and Freedom of Belief – with news of Meriam Ibrahim’s journey to Rome and ISIS subjecting women to female genital mutilation

http://blog.geopolitical-info.com/?p=957Article 18 – An article of faith Lord AltonAugust 12, 2014The United Nations doctrine ‘responsibility to protect’ has been flouted by the failure of international authorities to protect vulnerable minorities from sweeping...

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...

Building Bridges – Is there hope for North Korea?

Building Bridges – Is there hope for North Korea?

For sixty years North Korea has had neither war nor peace; simply an Armistice signed in 1953 – this lack of resolution has perpetuated instability, fear, and a risk of further tragedy. Behind the backdrop is the ever present danger of a major conflict. Lord Alton...

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Despite the suppression of the rights of girls and women in Afghanistan the Government admits it “has not introduced any Global Human Rights sanctions against the Taliban since they took power in 2021.” Parliament needs to assert oversight of the random and opaque process of Magnitsky Sanctions.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3308): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government how many Taliban leaders they have...

Hikvision and Surveillance Cameras – “a timeline for the removal of surveillance equipment supplied by companies subject to the National Intelligence Law of China from sensitive sites..is due to be published by 26 April….We encourage all organisations to follow NCSC supply chain security guidance when selecting a technology supplier.”

Baroness Neville-Rolfe, the Cabinet Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3549): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of the removal of Hikvision cameras from...

A debate has been secured in the House of Lords on April 25th 2024 on the Plight Of Pakistan’s Minorities. The APPG on Pakistan Minorities has been holding an Inquiry into the use of predominantly minority slave labour in brick kilns and as bonded labour. Human Rights Without Frontiers has highlighted “Bonded by Brick: The Story of Modern-Day Slavery in Pakistan” produced by The Centrum Media (TCM), Pakistan’s first digital news platform

In advance of my debate on Pakistan Minorities on April 25th:     Bitter Winter (02.04.2024) - The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting operates in Washington, D.C., as a news media organization focusing on issues of international interest that other media outlets are...