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
January 15th - the 10th anniversary of the brutal execution of 21 men -20 Coptic Martyrs and their Companion 2025-02-15
CHINA & TIBET: Response from Minister about the reported disappearance of nine Tibetans which was raised by UN special rapporteurs and working groups; and potential links between the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) model and the Chinese Communist Party, along with the implications for UK national interests of its built-in censorship functionality, and of its capabilities for military use and political interference. 2025-02-12
Responses from Africa Minister on the seizure of Goma by M23 militia, and its security, humanitarian and human rights implications; and the stalled International Criminal Court investigation into alleged atrocity crimes in Nigeria. 2025-02-12
Nigeria - replies in Parliament to questions about the continued captivity of Leah Sharibu and the remaining Chibok girls; the threat posed by emerging jihadist groups in Nigeria following the resurgence of the Lakurawa terrorist faction; about the protection of farming communities in central Nigeria; and impunity surrounding blasphemy-related violence, including by ensuring justice in the cases of Deborah Emmanuel, Usman Buda and other victims 2025-02-12
Amendment on the Use of Slave Labour In Supply Chains Providing Solar Panels and Other Forms of Green Energy Passed in The Lords by A Majority of 50 2025-02-12
NIGERIA: Government responds to questions about acts of terror and systemic violations of freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression such as the marginalisation of minority faith communities and the criminalisation of blasphemy; what is being done to ensure UK Aid is not used for corrupt purposes. 2025-02-07
Government response when asked what assessment they have made of the security situation in Nigeria, especially with regard to the risk of further atrocity crimes, including by reference to their Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessments 2025-02-04
Parliamentary replies about the attacks on the Al Fasher Hospital in Darfur and about humanitarian corridors for the distribution of humanitarian aid 2025-02-04
The Continuing War In Sudan - Some Parliamentary Replies - and Link to Security Council Briefing on the International Criminal Court's Darfur Prosecutions. 2025-01-31
Slave Labour Products Shipped To UK And Made In A State Accused by The House of Commons Of Committing Genocide: Minister admits "Border Force does not routinely assess whether goods on freight entering the UK may have been made using forced labour." POLITICO reports: 2025-01-31
Households and Nation: Deeper and Deeper in Debt. As of the third quarter of 2024, total household financial liabilities were £2.25 trillion; as of December 2024, Public Sector Net Debt (PSND) was £2.83 trillion 2025-01-31
"Yellow card" reports the Medicines and Healthcare products received by the Regulatory Agency for each antidepressant in 2024. Parliamentary Reply 2025-01-31