Korea's Suffering Christians

Universe Column By David Alton Pope John Paul II has described the church in Korea as "a community unique in the history of the church." Founded in the late eighteenth century the Korean Church is unique because it alone is the only local Church to have been founded...

Speech on North Korea

Text of a speech given in the House of Lords on March 13th 2003. For full text of the debate, click here. North Korea. Lord Alton of Liverpool rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the threat posed by North Korea to international security and to...

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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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Question in Parliament on the escalating violence and targeted attacks by armed groups against Christian and Muslim minorities in Nigeria and what steps they are taking to address the religious persecution of these minorities, particularly in the northern and central regions of Nigeria.

Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL5392): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool :To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of...

Justice and Accountability In Syria: Now and Then.

Justice and Accountability In Syria: Now and Then. In two interventions in the House of Lords, Lord Alton said that the future of Syria will depend on justice and accountability - both for those who last week committed heinous killings against ethnic and religious...