Rebecca Tinsley challenges Saudi Arabia to finally end the export of hatred through school text books. The Saudi and UK Governments would do well to read this sobering assessment of how vast sums of money have been invested in poisoning minds and promoting hatred of...
Time magazine reminds us not to forget the fate of Raif Badawi in prison in Saudi Arabia for insisting on his right not to believe.
Time magazine reminds us not to forget the fate of Raif Badawi in prison in Saudi Arabia for insisting on his right not to believe. https://time.com/5971090/raif-badawi-biden-saudi-arabia/ For years, successive U.S. administrations have given Saudi Arabia a free pass...
Defence of Western Values and Civilization in 2017
Western civilization has entered a dangerous period of disarray. It is weakened internally by overindulgence and self-doubt, and besieged by forces hostile to its bedrock values of liberty and tolerance. The West can reverse the decline, though, by resolutely...
Full transcript: House of July 16 Lords Debate on Article 18: Stop Killing Christians – including speeches by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the former Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, and other senior Peers from many faith and humanist backgrounds
Freedom of Religion and Belief Motion to Take Note Watch the debate at: http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/53d07cde-20ee-4f53-80d3-f4c075deb3d0?in=16:20:35 https://freedomdeclared.org/ 4.20 pm Moved by Lord Alton of Liverpool To move that this House takes...
Raif Badawi – facing yet more public beating – and the right to believe or not to believe – further questsions in Parliament
Saudi Arabia: Raif Badawi Question: Thursday June 11th 2015 11.29 am Asked by Lord Avebury To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about the confirmation of a sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison...
2015 Queens Speech Debate – the cruel ideology of Daesh and their orgy of violence in Iraq and Syria
5.40 pm: Thursday May 28th 2015 Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB): My Lords, in welcoming the talented team of Ministers who have responsibility for international affairs and security issues, it is clear from the debate today on the gracious Speech that there are no...
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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Sudan War – U.S. warns of impending massacre in Sudan’s El Fasher- UK lawmakers want more actions over Sudan conflict – Saudi Arabia presses Sudanese military for ceasefire as war worsens
https://sudantribune.com/article285069 April 29, 2024 (NEW YORK) – The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, issued a stark warning Monday about the dire situation in El Fasher, Sudan. Speaking to reporters following a UN Security...
Government responds to question about the potential of an international tribunal for delivering reparations to victims of the war in Ukraine
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...
Replies to Parliamentary Questions on whether the UK Government intend to propose legislation to ensure that the UK is not a safe haven for perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine and whether they are planning to introduce legislation to amend the International Criminal Court Act 2001 to enable UK courts to prosecute non-citizens and non-residents for crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide in Ukraine.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3876): Question By Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to propose legislation...