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Burma – 5 Parliamentary Replies including the mass killing of Rohingya, including mainly women and children, in August; accountability for atrocity crimes; the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners; support for the National Unity Government and human rights defenders & appointing a special envoy to coordinate a comprehensive Burma.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL1784): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking in...

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Members of the APPG on North Korea meet Julie Turner, US Ambassador for Human Rights in North Korea and deliver their message of appreciation to Army Veterans, commemorating the sacrifices made during the Korean War by British army personnel – including 1000 fatalities.

During a meeting with Officers and Members of the APPG on North Korea, US Ambassador for Human Rights in North Korea, Julie Turner expressed, her gratitude to UK Government, Catherine West MP, and the APPG on North Korea. Later in the day, to mark Remembrance of the...

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Falun Gong and Forced Organ Harvesting : ” A Sickening Persecution – No one should have to face imprisonment, torture nor butchery because of their religious or spiritual beliefs” Remarks made at a Hearing in the UK Parliament.

Marie Rimmer MP , Han Fei, Hui Li, Tian Xin, Professor Baroness Finlay - with contributions to the Hearing from David Matas and Eleanor Stephenson, lawyers specialising in international human rights law and international criminal law. ====== Falun Gong: A Sickening...

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Genocide Watch has declared a Genocide Emergency for Sudan. The alert states that due to continuing massacres against non-Arab civilians, Genocide Watch considers Sudan to be at Stage 8: Persecution and Stage 9: Extermination (of the 10 Stages of Genocide).

Genocide Watch has declared a Genocide Emergency for Sudan. The alert states that due to continuing massacres against non-Arab civilians, Genocide Watch considers Sudan to be at Stage 8: Persecution and Stage 9: Extermination (of the 10 Stages of Genocide).

https://twitter.com/davidaltonhl/status/1659337476442292229?s=46&t=bdJwQ39bSducVkIUM4iJbQ Genocide Watch has declared a Genocide Emergency for Sudan. The alert states that due to continuing massacres against non-Arab civilians, Genocide Watch...

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The 150th Anniversary of the Anderton Boat Lift.

The 150th Anniversary of the Anderton Boat Lift.

View Post An afternoon spent with the Canal and River Trust in Cheshire to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Anderton Boat Lift - one of the seven wonders of Britain’s waterways. Opened in 1875 it became the world’s first successful boat lift - a feat of...

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Standing up for religious freedom. Webinar on Faith and Freedom – What it looks like and why we should fight for it . Religious freedom is often described as an “orphaned right”.  This liberty, central to a free society, is under-recognised and frequently trampled on.

Standing up for religious freedom. Webinar on Faith and Freedom – What it looks like and why we should fight for it . Religious freedom is often described as an “orphaned right”. This liberty, central to a free society, is under-recognised and frequently trampled on.

Standing up for religious freedom. Webinar on Faith and Freedom - What it looks like and why we should fight for it . Religious freedom is often described as an “orphaned right”. This liberty, central to a free society, is under-recognised and frequently trampled on....

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Lord Alton of Liverpool

About David Alton

He is a former Liberal Party Member of Parliament for a Liverpool constituency and Chief Whip – who has sat as an Independent Crossbench member of the House of Lords since 1997 when he was made a life peer. He is a Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University and author of several books.

Alton is known for his human rights work including the co-founding Jubilee Campaign and Jubilee Action, and serves as chair, patron, or trustee, of several charities and voluntary organisations. He is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence.