Red Wednesday 2021

Red Wednesday 2021

Speaking yesterday, 25th November 2021, at a Red Wednesday event held in Prague, Lord Alton said that his first interest in freedom of religion or belief came through travel in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe when he campaigned for Christian and Jewish...

Red Wednesday: Time to see red about persecution.

Time to see red about persecution Five years ago I suggested we create a day - Red Wednesday- to commemorate the millions persecuted for their religion or belief . It’s great to see how many people have got behind Red Westminster. Ewelina Ochab has today published...

Today Is Red Wednesday: Stand Up for people persecuted for daring to be different – persecuted for their beliefs or religion by regimes and ideologies that refused to accept Article 18 of the Universal declaration of Human Rights. The Foreign Office, Lambeth Palace and Westminster Cathedral among those to light up red.

Today is Red Wednesday – when we think about the millions around the world who are persecuted because of their religion or belief. Today, spare a thought for the Uighur Muslims incarcerated in China, for...

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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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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.

Throughout the 80s I campaigned for justice for British servicemen used as guinea pigs in atomic tests. On one occasion I initiated a debate in the Commons at 3.50 am in the middle of the night - a debate that the Government didn't want. Today just 1500 of the 20,000...