https://www.ncregister.com/interview/lord-david-alton-is-not-remaining-silent-on-china-and-human-rights Extracts from the NCR Interview with Kevin Turley Lord David Alton Is Not Remaining Silent on China and Human Rights Despite official censure, British Catholic...
Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP in The House “MPs must back the genocide amendment and stand up for the Uyghurs. My hope is that the Lords amendment will pass.”
https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/mps-must-back-the-genocide-amendment-and-stand-up-for-the-uyghurs The government backed Neill amendment has significant flaws and would do nothing to help the systematic abuse and repression of the Uyghurs. Today the Trade...
UK says China’s decision to ban BBC World News – following its reports of atrocity crimes against Uighur women in mainland China – is ” an unacceptable curtailing of media freedom” and have raised it directly with the Chinese authorities.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL13781): Question by lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to...
Government asked when they are going to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to introduce financial penalties for organisations which do not publish annual modern slavery statements, and ensure that UK organisations are not complicit in, nor profiting from, the human rights violations in Xinjiang, in particular within the cotton industry. Says it wont follow the Canadian House of Commons and Dutch Parliament decisions to declare the treatment of the Uighurs in Xinjiang amounts to a genocide: “a matter for the Courts.”
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL13780): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 12...
Today’s Times :Campaign led by Xi violates every article of UN convention, US think tank finds. China guilty of genocide over Uighurs, international lawyers say in report
Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent Tuesday March 09 2021, 5.00pm, The Times China’s campaign of persecution against its Uighur ethnic minority has violated every article in the UN genocide convention, a landmark independent review has found. The report by more...
CONFERENCE ON THE CCP’S FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING – with opening remarks by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC and Parliamentarians from Canada, Europe, the US and Australia, including Senator Eric Abetz, Chair of the Australian Senate’s Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Legislation Committee described the CCP’s actions against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as a “genocide”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8V8OPalKbc CONFERENCE ON THE CCP'S FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING - with opening remarks by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC AUSTRALIAN SENATORS CALLED THE PRC’S ACTIONS “GENOCIDE” (Canberra, ACT, 3/4/2021) --- Speaking at the Conference on the CCP’s...
Thompson Reuters Exclusive today – half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses.
https://news.trust.org/item/20210218035835-cbgdz/ by Avi Asher-Schapiro | @AASchapiro | Thomson Reuters FoundationThursday, 18 February 2021 05:00 GMT ABOUT OUR TECHNOLOGY COVERAGE We explore how data and technology are impacting people’s rights...
In advance of the Genocide amendment returning to Parliament next Tuesday a Webinar commemorating the execution of 21 Christians, and which included contributions from the Coptic and Roman Catholic Popes, hears about the Genocide of the Uighur Muslims: here’s the link:
In advance of the Genocide amendment returning to Parliament next Tuesday a Webinar commemorating the execution of 21 Christians, and which included contributions from the Coptic and Roman Catholic Popes, hears about the Genocide of the Uighur Muslims: here’s the...
Today is Chinese New Year, marking the beginning of the Year of the Metal Ox. It has begun badly with China’s decision to ban BBC World and by threatening its correspondents in Hong Kong following their courageous reports about the infamies against the Uighurs of Xinjiang. The UK responds to the European Parliament resolution condemning the crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong and calls those events “a grievous attack on Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms”. And Secretary of State Blinken says the USA should “take in some of those fleeing Hong Kong, fleeing the repression, for standing up for their democratic rights.”
Today is Chinese New Year, marking the beginning of the Year of the Metal Ox. It has begun badly with China's decision to ban BBC World and by threatening its correspondents in Hong Kong following their courageous reports about the infamies against the Uighurs of...
Parliament hears that US designates Uighur Atrocities as Genocide: “this issue is not going to go away quietly.”
Xinjiang Forced Labour Camps - US says it’s Genocide https://youtu.be/4Rw1x9m9pGY 1.31pm Thursday January 28th Clause 1: Code rights in respect of land connected to leased premises Amendment 1 Moved byLord Alton of Liverpool Share this specific contribution...
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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...