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...
Another Ahmadi murdered in Pakistan – in a culture of impunity where minorities are brutally persecuted
Pakistan’s Ahmadi Community Faces Shocking Persecution Another innocent Ahmadi, 82-year-old Mahboob Khan, has been brutally murdered in Peshawar, Pakistan, because of his faith and belief. Ahmadis are being repeatedly targeted in Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan...
For an hour this week I spoke to the parents of Azroo Raja, a 13 year old girl in Pakistan- abducted, forcibly converted and married. She has been taken into safety but not yet allowed to be reunited with her family. MPs have raised her case in the House of Commons
Webinar highlighting the plight of women and girls from religious minorities - an estimated 1000 Christian and Hindu girls are abducted, forcibly converted, and married, every year in Pakistan. https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/6svgCVA3BF3RqABtzgAPF?domain=youtube.com...
After considering the recent report on Ahmadi persecution, UK Government says Pakistan must guarantee the fundamental rights of all its citizens, in accordance with international standards – regardless of gender, ethnicity or belief. Read the report here:
https://www.davidalton.net/2020/07/20/hatred-of-none-and-love-of-all-is-a-pretty-good-maxim-by-which-to-live-your-life-new-report-on-the-plight-of-ahmadis-launched-at-westminster/ Reply from the UK Government The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of LordsLondonSW1A...
UK Government urged to express its concern about the case of 13 year old Arzoo Raja and similar cases of forced conversions and marriages of teenage girls from the religious minorities in Pakistan.
13 year old Arzoo forced into a marriage with a 44 year old man...
Today is Religious Freedom day but not for Ahmadis in Pakistan – a country which receives £340,000 in UK aid every day. Minister says: “The UK remains deeply concerned by reports of discrimination and violence against religious communities in Pakistan.”
Today is Religious Freedom day but not for Ahmadis in Pakistan - a country which receives £340,000 in UK aid every single day. Minister says: "The UK remains deeply concerned by reports of discrimination and violence against religious communities in Pakistan." Lord...
Today is Religious Freedom Day – but not in China, Cuba and Pakistan – all elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council. UK Minister says China should release all those who are arbitrarily detained.
Today is Religious Freedom Day - but not in China, Cuba and Pakistan - all elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council - not for Uighur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong and Christians in China. UK Minister says China should release all those who are...
The case of Saneha Kinza Iqbal in Pakistan – (1) forced conversion, (2) forced marriages, (3) abductions and abuse, of religious minority women and girls at international fora. UK Government raises rights of minorities with the Governor of the Punjab and says “We will continue to urge Pakistan to take the steps necessary to comply in full with its human rights obligations.”
Lord Alton Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan about the case of Saneha Kinza Iqbal; whether, in such discussions, they have raised the access of Saneha Kinza Iqbal to impartial legal...
The webinar on Disappearing Women and Girls: Abducted, Forcibly Converted, Forcibly Married and Abused. It’s not girls and women who should be disappearing burg wholly unacceptable laws and practices which need to disappear…
https://youtu.be/kELMgPDb1-Q Link to the Webinar David Alton highlighters three cases from Pakistan- Pakistan girls and women fleeing persecution locked up in a detention centre It’s not girls and women who should be disappearing burg wholly unacceptable laws and...
Government responds to the murder of Meraj Ahmad in Pakistan and to the launch of the APPG Report on the plight of Pakistan’s Ahmadiyyas
Government responds to the murder of Meraj Ahmad in Pakistan and to the launch of the APPG Report on the plight of Pakistan's Ahmadiyyas Meraj Ahmad The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of LordsLondonSW1A 0PWwww.gov.uk/fcdoOur ref: MC2020/1671822 September 2020 Dear...
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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Forty year campaign demanding justice for British servicemen used as guinea pigs in atomic tests in the 50s – with one Commons debate in the 80s taking place in the middle of the night, at 3.50 am. Today just 1500 of the 20,000 servicemen put in harms way are still alive. The Defence Minister, Earl Minto, deserves thanks for his straightforward reply in the Lords yesterday. However long it takes, injustices must be put right.
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3874): Question n Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the...