As a report emerges of the death of Chinese Bishop, James Su Zhimin, of Baoding, following his arrest and disappearance 17 years ago after previous periods of forced labour and house arrest, the UK Government says, in a welcome announcement, that it will use its...
Westminster Symposium Attended By Several Hundred People To Mark The First Anniversary of The Publication of the Truro Review – Hosted Today Via The House of Lords
Welcoming Remarks at the commencement of the House of Lords Symposium Marking the First Anniversary of The Publication of the Truro Review of the Global Persecution of Christians https://youtu.be/hzJJeBtiGaQ Concluding Remarks https://youtu.be/DtKYrV7ZYQk The links to...
The Issue of Religious Persecution: Coptic Solidarity Conference, Washington DC
At a conference on religious freedom, in Washington DC, organised at Capitol Hill by Coptic Solidarity, David Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool) called for an international worldwide day to highlight the right to freedom of religion or belief. Religious Persecution...
Interview on religious Liberty on "The World Over" with Raymond Arroyo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKbpeAiKp6w&feature=related – Religious Liberty Interview “The World Over”, with Raymond Arroyo (EWTN)
Interview on religious Liberty on “The World Over” with Raymond Arroyo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKbpeAiKp6w&feature=related – Religious Liberty Interview “The World Over”, with Raymond Arroyo (EWTN)
December 9th 2011 British Parliamentary Debate On The Plight Of Christians In The Middle East
http://www.copts.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3437&Itemid=1 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldtoday/l_19.htm House of Lords Friday, 9 December 2011. 10 am Prayers—read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle. Christians in the Middle...
Dignitatis Humanae – The case for religious freedom
In Western democracies the contemporary debate about religious freedom often revolves around philosophical differences over the parameters between church and state, and between secular and religious values. By contrast, for millions of others, including many of the...
Passion and Pain
A book of prayers for persecuted Christians by Lord David Alton. (with Michele Lombardo) and accompanying DVD of TV series 2003Click here to read the full book online.
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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In advance of a debate on April 25th on how UK aid is used to support minorities in Pakistan, Government responds to my Question on why Ahmadi Muslims were not included on the single electoral list with all other voters in the recent elections in that country
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3227): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool.:To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord...
As senior officials in Hong Kong remain unsanctioned by the UK, Ministers say they have “urged the authorities” and HSBC Trustees to release savings of escapees; that “Article 23 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, enacted on 23 March is likely incompatible with international human rights law and will have a negative impact on the people of Hong Kong in the exercise of their rights and freedoms”; and have “noted the allegation that some evidence to be used to prosecute Jimmy Lai had been obtained through the torture of Andy Li.”
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3229): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to impose...
Reply to Question in Parliament about whether the UK Government will allow British National (Overseas) visa holders to voluntarily pay up to 15 years’ worth of Class 3 national insurance contributions towards a state pension, in cases where such visa holders have been denied access to their Mandatory Provident Fund pension savings by HSBC
Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Treasury, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3506): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will allow British National (Overseas) visa holders to voluntarily...