Written Questions Tabled in Parliament: Tigray, Iran, China, Hikvision, Taliban, Faulty PPE, plus Balloted Motion on slave labour, child labour and exploited labour in supply chains
Mekelle University says only 20-50% of farmland in Tigray will produce reasonable outputs – well below what is required.
A research team of Mekelle University and UGent says that conflict in Tigray will mean in that area of Tigray only 20-50% of the farmland will produce reasonable outputs - well below what is required to sustain the local population in a subsistence farming economy A...
Tigray – Africa Minister responds to representations about the situation at Mekelle University.
The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of Lords LondonSW1A 0PW 2 September 2021 Dear Lord AltonThank you for your correspondence of 23 July, about situation at the Mekelle University in Tigray Ethiopia. I am replying as the Minister for Africa.The Foreign Secretary raised...
Ethiopia: U.S. place Magnitsky sanctions on General Filipos Woldeyohannes.
The United States has placed Magnitsky sanctions on the Commander of the Eritrean Defense Forces, Chief of Staff General Filipos Woldeyohannes, for major human rights abuses committed during the continuing conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia. The US authorised these...
Baroness (Arminka) Helic warns that in Ethiopia’s war in Tigray there are echoes of Yugoslavia and says “In the 1990s, as Yugoslavia was torn apart, Western nations proved unwilling to act until it was too late. In Ethiopia today, we can see signs of the same inaction.”
In Ethiopia, echoes of Yugoslavia (Baroness) Arminka Helic 2 August 2021 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed recently said that his country is “facing an enemy which is the cancer of Ethiopia.” He drew a chilling distinction between Tigrayan Ethiopians and others in...
Parliamentary Meeting: UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea – Tuesday June 15th – 4pm-5pm
Parliamentary Meeting: UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea - Tuesday June 15th – 4pm-5pm Tomorrow the APPG on Eritrea will hear the UN Special Rapporteur, Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, discuss human rights concerns in Eritrea. Mr Babiker will discuss abuses, Eritrea’s role...
World Food Programme gives details of “alarming new data” And Says Access for Lifesaving Food Deliveries in Tigray is Critical. 4 million people face severe hunger and 350 000 face famine.
WFP Executive Director: Immediate access for lifesaving food deliveries in Tigray is critical ROME – Alarming new data has today confirmed the magnitude of the hunger emergency gripping Tigray, where at least 4 million people face severe hunger and 350 000 of them are...
U.K. responds to allegations that White Phosphorus has been used in Tigray and says “The Government of Ethiopia has denied that Chemical Weapons have been used. We are working to establish the facts.” But white phosphorus isn’t a designated chemical weapon and if they fail to identify its use they will be giving a misleading answer by asking the wrong question.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL420): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of...
U.K. Government pressed again about starvation in Tigray and says “We are deeply concerned about the impact of the conflict on food security and nutrition in Tigray, including reports of people dying from hunger.”
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL421): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of...
House of Lords Library Briefing On Next Thursday’s Debate on Bringing The Perpetrators of Genocide To Justice. Background posts on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Rohingya in Burma, Tigray, Nigeria, Yezidis, and Armenians.
House of Lords Library Briefing On Next Thursday's Debate on Bringing The Perpetrators of Genocide To Justice. Background posts on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Rohingya in Burma, Tigray, Nigeria, Yezidis, and Armenians. image by Kuzzat Altay on Unsplash...
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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Letter from Professor Gregory H. Stanton Founding President, Genocide Watch, Chair, The Alliance Against Genocide, rebutting the FCDO’s failed policy in dealing with the crime of Genocide.
Letter from Professor Gregory H. Stanton Founding President, Genocide Watch, Chair, The Alliance Against Genocide, rebutting the FCDO's failed policy in dealing with the crime of Genocide. Dear Lord Alton, Thank you for forwarding the reply from Lord Collins...
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Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains – Human Rights Joint Committee 7th May 2025
Human Rights (Joint Committee)Wednesday 7 May 2025 Subject: Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Witnesses: Sarah Jones, Minister for Industry, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business and Trade;Daniel Cox, Deputy Director, Department for...