Remembering Cardinal Nicholas Chong Jin-su I was sad to hear the news of the death of the former Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal Nicholas Chong Jin-su In 2005, under his leadership, Seoul Archdiocese launched the Committee for Life after a Korean scientist caused...
Representations Made To the UK Foreign Secretary about the Republic of Korea’s “Gag Law”
Representations Made To the UK Foreign Secretary about the Republic of Korea's "Gag Law" 20 December, 2020The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MPSecretary of StateForeign, Commonwealth and DevelopmentOfficeKing Charles StreetLondon SW1A 2AH Dear Foreign Secretary, We are writing...
BBC World Service Korea
A group of young Koreans have started a campaign to persuade the BBC World Service to broadcast to the Korean peninsula. They have a Facebook page to which anyone wishing to support their campaign can link: http://www.facebook.com/BBCforKorea This link takes you to a...
Don't Cry For Me Sudan – the remarkable story of the Korean who went to work with lepers in Sudan – now on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34_No6iVIgg
Don’t Cry For Me Sudan – the remarkable story of the Korean who went to work with lepers in Sudan – now on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34_No6iVIgg
John Lee Tae-Sok: Korean Schweitzer among Sudan's lepers – "Don't Cry For Me Sudan"
A few months ago I hosted a delegation from North Korea which included the Speaker of their national Assembly, Choe Tae Bok. During the visit each member of the delegation was presented with a DVD celebrating the life of a remarkable Korean who has become known as...
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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UK aid supporting minorities in Pakistan – short debate House of Lords 25th April 2024.
Lords Grand CommitteeThursday 25 April 2024 Full debate: https://youtu.be/VMSZpOq_oyk Lord Alton of Liverpool:I am grateful to all noble lords participating in today’s short debate about ways in which UK development aid to Pakistan- rising from £41.5 million this year...
Letter to the Prime Minister calling for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak MPPrime Minister10 Downing StreetLondonSW1A 2AAApril 24, 2024 Dear Prime Minister,I am writing to you on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On April24th, Armenians worldwide commemorate this day, which has...
At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? Essay for GIS Reports April 19th 2024.
https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/crossroads-isolationism-leadership At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? LORD DAVID ALTON OF LIVERPOOL READING TIME: 16 MIN History teaches us that isolationism leads to disaster. Will the...