International Relations and Defence Committee Wednesday 26 January 2022.Witness: Vicky Ford MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Minister for Africa https://youtu.be/1GMVYVwcAdg Minister, can you say something about...
Tigray – UK’s New Africa Minister Vicky Ford raises deep concerns over “human rights abuses.”
Vicky Ford MPMinister for AfricaKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHLord AltonHouse of LordsLondonSW1A 0PW5 October 2021 Dear Lord Alton Thank you for your correspondence of 20 March about the situation in Ethiopia. I am replying as the Minister for Africa. I apologise...
UN officials are declared ‘persona non grata’ in Ethiopia.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, says he is "shocked" that seven UN officials, including senior UN humanitarian officials, have been declared as persona non grata in Ethiopia. A famous predecessor, Dag Hammarskjöld, famously said that the United Nations "was not...
U.K. admits that “Jihadist ideology is a driver of the conflict… in the North East of Nigeria” but elsewhere can’t see the elephant in the room.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2730): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent events in Kaduna State,...
Tigray: “At least 400,000 people had crossed the threshold of famine.”
This article "Conditions in the peace prize laureate's country"- detailing the appalling suffering in Tigray - has been published in the Norway's Aftenposten "Children die of starvation. The doctors who are trying to save them are fainting from food shortages"...
NIGERIA: 49 KILLED AND 27 ABDUCTED.
NIGERIA: 49 KILLED AND 27 ABDUCTED IN SOUTHERN KADUNA ATTACKS - by armed assailants of Fulani ethnicity on communities in three Local Government Areas of Kaduna state, central Nigeria. “Most communities in southern Kaduna, including some in Birnin Gwari and Igabi,...
Government responds to Daily Telegraph reports that ethnic cleansing and atrocity crimes against Tigrayans have been committed in the Ethiopian city of Humera.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2467): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports in the Daily Telegraph on 5 September that ethnic...
Tigray: September 19th 2021 – Translation of disturbing video report by journalists from Tigray TV on famine in Tigray
Translation of video by journalists from Tigray TV (see link below) on famine in Tigray (19 September 2021) https://www.facebook.com/VoT2025/videos/543758023351827 1st mother with her three children says “Look this child is ill, he cannot stand, he cannot sit. We...
Human Rights Concern Eritrea remind us that September 18th is a grim anniversary for the beleaguered people of Eritrea.
Human Rights Concern Eritrea remind us that September 18th is a grim anniversary for the beleaguered people of Eritrea. Extracts from a post by Human Rights Concern Eritrea https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/qUxdCp8y0C8X3OriDz5UG?domain=hrc-eritrea.org A Grim...
Bizarre admission by Africa Minister that he is “not aware of any substantiated evidence that extremist Islamist ideology is a driver of intercommunal attacks.”
Bizarre admission by Africa Minister that he is “not aware of any substantiated evidence that extremist Islamist ideology is a driver of intercommunal attacks.” On what planet are he and his officials living? In a letter, the Africa Minister, James Duddridge MP , says...
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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...