HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DEBATED IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS

  On November 22nd 2013 the House of Lords debated the following Motion on Human Rights Violations. The link takes you to the recording of the parliamentary debate and the text of the debate appears below.   Video of the debate can be found...

Exploitation of Oil in Sudan

House of Lords Monday, 9th July 2001. Sudan Baroness Cox asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to recent developments in Sudan. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos): My Lords, we remain focused on...

Queen's Speech: Sudan

Debate on The Queen’s Speech, November 24th 2004 Lord Alton of Liverpool (Independent Crossbencher): My Lords, there have been many rich themes in today's debate on the gracious Speech. In reflecting perhaps one of the Government's own priorities in the gracious...

Sudan: Slavery

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: My Lords, the Government are taking a role in relation to this issue, and have done so for some considerable time. The abduction of women and children is a serious and distressing issue to which we pay particular attention. Our ambassador...

Lord David Alton

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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