Question in Parliament on the escalating violence and targeted attacks by armed groups against Christian and Muslim minorities in Nigeria and what steps they are taking to address the religious persecution of these minorities, particularly in the northern and central regions of Nigeria. 2025-03-16
The arrests of Montagnard Protestants in Thailand and the dangers facing them if repatriated to Vietnam. 2025-03-13
China North Industries Corporation bid to buy copper and cobalt assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - and the implications for the use of child labour and supply chain transparency. 2025-03-12
North Korea - UK says it is aware of reports that "North Korean hackers have employed offensive cyber activity to fund the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) banned weapons programmes". Minister responds to fears about plight of any North Korea POWs sent back to DPRK from Ukraine. 2025-03-12
London Meeting "Why Proposals for a PRC Mega Embassy On the Royal Mint Site Should Be Resisted" and A Parliamentary Reply on the World Heritage Site Implications Of The Proposal 2025-03-12
UK spells out the catastrophic consequences of the war in Sudan: "The conflict in Sudan has created the worst humanitarian disaster in the world, with the most vulnerable, including children, bearing the brunt. More than 637,000 people are projected to be in famine conditions and a further 8.1 million people on the brink of starvation." 2025-03-07
Posts this week about abuses of human rights by and in the PRC by the Chinese Communist Party. 2025-03-06
House of Lords Speech on Ukraine "Breaches of the Geneva Convention have been routine. We heard of more than 2,000 attacks on clinics and hospitals in Ukraine: horrendous war crimes. Over 100,000 files for prosecution have been opened, all pointing to the “mother crime”—the crime of aggression." 2025-03-06
UK addresses the implications for freedom of religion or belief in China of the recent trial of Hui Christian pastor Ma Yan but does not say it raises individual cases like this one. Details of Human Rights Without Frontiers Update on Prisoners Held In China Because of Their Religion or Belief. 2025-03-04
33,001,707 anti depressants dispensed over the past ten years to under 25 year olds - 3,656,902 to under 18s - Does anyone ever stop to ask why? Or what are the underlying causes. Or how are the causes being addressed? Or whether sufficient information is provided about potential side effects? 2025-02-24
Global tensions: Parallels between the past and present - essay for Global Intelligence Service. "if appeasement leads us to abandon Ukraine – and to ignoring Mr. Putin’s war crimes – it will be a green light for subsequent attacks on other smaller nations including NATO partners....It is hard not to draw a parallel between today and the 1930s appeasement of supine leaders who believed that ceding other people’s territory would satisfy the appetite of autocrats who cravings would prove insatiable." And recall the words of an American President: "Only free peoples can hold their purpose and their honour steady to a common end and prefer the interests of mankind to any narrow interest of their own." 2025-02-21
UK says the number of girls at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) "is growing" with 230 million women and girls alive today who have undergone FGM and 4.2 million girls at risk of undergoing FGM every year. The UK is investing up to £35.5 million in the Africa-Led Movement to End FGM programme which operates in Kenya, Senegal, Somalia, and Ethiopia. Government says"We must work 27 times faster to eliminate FGM by 2030" 2025-02-20
Background to the Current Inquiries of the Joint Committee on Human Rights https://x.com/HumanRightsCtte 2025-02-15
