War in Ethiopia's Tigray Province - Government challenged today to co-ordinate an international response to a potential genocide during exchanges in the House of Lords Private Notice Question Asked by...
Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Province “may be on the edge of Genocide” – to be raised in an urgent question in the House of Lords tomorrow.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the war in the Ethiopian province of Tigray and what action it is taking to coordinate international action to prevent further conflict. To be answered by Baroness Sugg...
Parliamentary questions and letter to the Foreign Secretary about horrific violence in Tigray. Today The Sunday Telegraph reports that “Ethiopia may be on the edge of genocide”, reporting decapitation of children. How are the international community – and the U.K. – responding to the warning signs of an unfolding Genocide?
Today The Sunday Telegraph reports that “Ethiopia may be on the edge of genocide”. The report describes the decapitation of four children and babies being cut out of pregnant women. Last week I tabled parliamentary questions and wrote to the Foreign Secretary about...
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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Address by the Most Rev. Wilfred C. Anagbe Bishop of Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria – speaking at a meeting in the UK Parliament – 25th March 2025 – under the auspice of Aid To The Church In Need and The All Party Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
David Smith MP - Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion Or belief. See: Humanitarian situation in Benue State (Fr Remi).pptx https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1904615541995954369 The Most Rev. Wilfred C. AnagbeBishop of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Benue,...
Continuing Genocide In Darfur: meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan – and replies from the Africa Minister to Parliamentary Questions about Sudan and the impact of cuts to USAID and UK Aid
Speaking on the Continuing Genocide In Darfur at a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan, on Wednesday March 26th 2025, Lord Alton of Liverpool said: "In 2023, for the 20th anniversary of the Darfur genocide, I chaired an APPG inquiry...
75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights
Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB)House of Lords20th March 2025 https://youtu.be/fDobyATAMu0 My Lords, as we mark the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, I thank my noble friends on the Cross Benches for selecting the Motion and express my gratitude...