House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee 9th June 2021Witness: Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Exports, Department for International Trade; Nigel Adams MP, Minister for Asia, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Today, Nigel Adams MP,...
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...
https://youtu.be/dECBd26cBFw I would like to invite the Government to enlarge on the statement in the Gracious Speech that they will “ uphold human rights and democracy across the world.” I refer to various non-financial interests in the Register. The...
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...
I told Parliament today that the authoritarian threat to our way of life is symbolized by what happened to doctor Li Wenliang and the CCP’s imprisonment of Zhang Zhan – tortured for going to Wuhan to expose the truth. It is symbolized by the jailing of Hong Kong’s...
W ORLD UYGHUR CONGRESS Dear L ord Alton, I am writing to you on behalf of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) to express our solidaritywith you i n l ight of China’s sanctions aimed at silencing those speaking up for Uyghur rights. We are determined to continue standing...
https://www.google.com/search?q=uyghur+forced+labour&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-gbGB819GB819&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUqvbi5JjsAhXoUhUIHc4sBHcQ_AUoAnoECBUQBA&biw=987&bih=625#imgrc=kLLn71XnK9cIbM When will the UK Government follow the US...
Uighurs For Sale - a major report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute - says that 82 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony and Volkswagen have over 80,000 forced...
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...
Some Recent Posts (18) Lord (David) Alton (@DavidAltonHL) / X Podcast on Work as Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1918222019864236428 North Korea https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1927061673468186884...
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...