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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...

No, Minister: white phosphorous may be “a legitimate obscurant” but it burns and maims children. That’s not “legitimate” – it’s a war crime. And when a NATO country does it, it’s a scandal.

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No, Minister: white phosphorous may be "a legitimate obscurant" but it burns and maims children. That's not "legitimate" - it's a war crime. And when a NATO country does it, it's a scandal....

Government admits it has made no assessment of the use of white phosphorus in Nagorno-Karabakh and says it supports “international mechanisms” to investigate- knowing that such mechanisms are a joke.

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A Kurdish victim of white phosphorus used by Turkey. It has also been used in Nagorno-Karabakh. The world looks away while NATO countries become involved in war crimes. Government admits it has made no assessment of the use of white phosphorus i. Nagorno-Karabakh and...

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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In the House of Lords today I challenged the recent Hillsborough Court decision: “Justice delayed and justice denied. New charges of misconduct in public office should be brought.” .

In the House of Lords today I challenged the recent Hillsborough decision:Even before the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989 I had written to the Government questioning the safety of the ground, and with the deaths of Liverpool constituents, including a child –...

It is because of stories like this one about Yerzhan Kurman in today’s Telegraph- electrocuted with cattle prods, forced to sing Communist Party songs, and turned into slave labour – that tomorrow I am introducing my Private Members’ Bill on supply chain transparency.

It is because of stories like this one about Yerzhan Kurman in today’s Telegraph- electrocuted with cattle prods, forced to sing Communist Party songs, and turned into slave labour - that tomorrow I am introducing my Private Members’ Bill on supply chain...

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...

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