UK Government fails to respond to reports that Ethiopia shot at a UN convoy in Tigray and that Tigrayans have been removed from their jobs but says it is concerned by reports of mounting Eritrean involvement; and says "We are extremely concerned that humanitarian...
Don't Forget Tigray - BBC Africa reports on a conflict which is in danger of being forgotten under the cover of Covid and other distractions. BBC Africa Report: Tigray crisis: Eritrea's role in Ethiopian conflict: December 28th 2020...
James Duddridge MPMinister for AfricaKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHTel: 0207 008 5000The Lord Alton of LiverpoolHouse of CommonsLondonSW1A 0AAwww.gov.uk/fcdo 22 December 2020 Dear Lord Alton, Thank you for your correspondence of 20 November to the Foreign Secretary...
Tigray conflict endangers lives and destroys development Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the EU is considering withholding aid from the government of Ethiopia until the impact of the conflict in...
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10842): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of genocide against...
CSW and Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) are gravely concerned by reports that 400 Eritrean refugees who fled the ongoing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are currently being returned to the area under armed guard. Report from CSW: Reports surfaced on 10...
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL10845): Question by Lord Alton of LiverpoolTo ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports...
War In Tigray: Peers today pressed for access to be given to Tigray to assess allegations of War Crimes and to ensure the safe arrival of urgently needed humanitarian aid and the protection of refugees. https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1334193135707099141?s=20...
Question in Parliament to be taken on Wednesday - Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask HMG, further to the announcement by the government of Ethiopia on 30 November that military operations in the northern Tigray region are complete, what assessment they have made of the...
The Daily Telegraph has today reported a fight to the finish Ethiopian assault on Mekele, the capital of Tigray. This morning the Ethiopian Embassy in London sent their own version of events to Parliamentarains. This followed a meeting between the Foreign Seretary,...
Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL5801): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any...
From: Written Parliamentary Questions and Answers <NO_REPLY.HL.QASYSTEM@parliament.uk>Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 12:01:05 PMTo: ALTON OF LIVERPOOL, Lord <AltonD@parliament.uk>Subject: Written answer to your QWA HL5761 received from Baroness Merron, the...
Three witnesses gave compelling evidence to the JCHR Inquiry into Transnational repression – including disturbing evidence about the activities of States such as Eritrea and Russia. Watch here:...