Tribute to the memory of Shahbaz Bhatti on the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Pakistan’s Minister for Minorities- recorded at the request of Shahbaz’s brother, Peter David Alton’s tribute to Shahbaz Bhatti recorded at the request of Peter Bhatti...
Professor Amjad Mahmood Khan and Shaan Taseer explain why Pakistan needs to reform Blasphemy Laws which have led to the murder of Muslims, Christians and Atheists
Professor Amjad Mahmood Khan and Shaan Taseer explain why Pakistan needs to reform Blasphemy Laws which have led to the murder of Muslims, Christians and Atheists Many people loathe blasphemy but question the use of criminal law to deal with it. Such laws can be used...
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...
Drama and Music To Make Us Think: Disability Hate Crime, Religious Persecution, Bullying, Relationships, the Holocaust, North Korea, Scapegoating of Minorities…
A theatre company, consisting primarily, but not exclusively, of actors with learning disabilities, recently came to Westminster to perform their play “Living without Fear” – and in one short hour achieved more in raising awareness about...
Yanbian University of Science and Technology Lecture, September 2012. Turning Dreams Into Realities.
“Turning Visions Into Reality – Dream, Plan, Achieve.” Yanbian University of Science and Technology, Jilin, September 2012. Delivered on the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the university at Yanji in North East China. https://www.davidalton.net/media/ -...
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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On 17 May 2021, the Coalition for Genocide Response joined Lord Alton of Liverpool and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea and organised an important webinar about the use of rape and sexual violence in Tigray. Watch it here.
On 17 May 2021, the Coalition for Genocide Response joined Lord Alton of Liverpool and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea and organised an important webinar about the use of rape and sexual violence in Tigray. “Our problem is with your womb. Your womb gives...
The Eritrean regime has removed the legitimate Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church and illegally replaced him with a regime loyalist.
Patriarch Abune Antonios is still alive and has been deposed by the Eritrean regime after 15 years of house arrest. Modelling themselves on both the CCP and former Soviet Union’s systematic attempts to control religious belief, the Eritrean regime has removed the...
A recording of Today’s Webinar on Tigray will be made available. Here is the urgent appeal which David Alton made to Dominic Raab to table a Resolution at the UN Security Council
https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1393517407562571777?s=20 A recording of Today's Webinar on Tigray will be made available. Here is the urgent appeal which David Alton made to Dominic Raab to table a Resolution at the UN Security Council: I want to thank...
While Iran enables Hamas to develop rockets and weaponry aimed at the destruction of Israel it wages a more subtle campaign against the BBC and its reporters. Minister tells me “We condemn the persecution of current and former BBC Persian employees and their family members.”
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of WimbledonMinister of State for South Asia and the CommonwealthPrime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in ConflictKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHTel: 0207 008 5000The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of LordsLondonSW1A...
Professor Jan Nyssen’s Bulletin on the Humanitarian Situation in Tigray including a sad city-trip to Mekelle, the status of farmland preparation in 2021, the power of geolocation to identify war crimes, an overview of recent media articles and opinion pieces
Professor Jan Nyssen's Bulletin on the Humanitarian Situation in Tigray including a sad city-trip to Mekelle, the status of farmland preparation in 2021, the power of geolocation to identify war crimes, an overview of recent media articles and opinion pieces Professor...
17th May will mark the 26th anniversary since, at the age of 6, the CCP abducted the Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, together with his family. The Dalai Lama’s representative urges us all to renew the calls for the Panchen Lama’s freedom:
17th May will mark the 26th anniversary since, at the age of 6, the Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima was abducted, together with huis family by the CCP. The Dalai Lama's representative urged us all to renew the calls for the Panchen Lama's freedom. His Holiness the...
Joint Letter Sent Today To the Foreign Secretary about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria.
Joint Letter Sent Today To the Foreign Secretary about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria. The Rt Hon. Dominic Raab MP First Secretary of State and Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Foreign and Commonwealth Office King Charles Street...
Despite CCP attempts to prevent it from happening UN Member States have called for further engagement and action to end human rights violations against Uyghurs
Despite CCP attempts to prevent it from happening UN Member States have called for further engagement and action to end human rights violations against Uyghurs The UN briefing meeting was sponsored by 18 UN Member States along with civil society groups. It was a very...
Here I tell the story of Leah Sharibu’s abduction and the plight of many others like her. Don’t forget her this week – on what should have been a landmark birthday celebrated with her family
Leah Sharibu Here I tell the story of Leah Sharibu’s abduction and the plight of many others like her. Don’t forget her this week on what should have been a landmark birthday https://youtu.be/Xrm7A1e6YEU Rebecca Sharibu- Leah’s mother Leah Sharibu is a Christian...
Standing up for religious freedom. Webinar on Faith and Freedom – What it looks like and why we should fight for it . Religious freedom is often described as an “orphaned right”. This liberty, central to a free society, is under-recognised and frequently trampled on.
Standing up for religious freedom. Webinar on Faith and Freedom - What it looks like and why we should fight for it . Religious freedom is often described as an “orphaned right”. This liberty, central to a free society, is under-recognised and frequently trampled on....
Link to Webinar on Human trafficking of North Korean women to China and its links to genocide.
Webinar on Human trafficking of North Korean women to China and its links to genocide. On 27 April 2021, the Coalition for Genocide Response joined Lord Alton of Liverpool and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) to discuss the issue of human...
May 4th Guest Interview with Alma Brady of LCR – Liverpool Community Radio 106.7fm – on the anniversary of my election to Liverpool City Council in 1972
May 4th was a great day to be interviewed by Alma Brady for Liverpool Community Radio. May 4th was the anniversary of my election, in 1972, as a 21-year-old student, to represent the Low Hill Ward on Liverpool City Council. LCR is based in Holt Road which was in my...
William Roscoe Burial Ground: Liverpool City Council should respond immediately to this statement from the Unitarian Church and others about the disrespect being shown to this sacred space and to Liverpool’s greatest citizen.
https://www.davidalton.net/2010/12/23/the-life-of-william-roscoe-father-of-liverpool-culture/