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Lord (David) Alton

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Former Liverpool MP Crossbench Peer. Chair Joint HOL/HOC @HumanRightsCtte Campaigning on #HumanRights, #Genocide, #SocialJustice,#FoRB, #RightToLife. 🇺🇦 🇹🇼

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I spoke in the House of Lords on the imposition of an unprecedented #EducationTax. It is disgraceful not to have undertaken a full impact assessment before driving this forward @keirstatrmer & Bridget Phillipson.

I spoke in the House of Lords on the imposition of an unprecedented #EducationTax. It is disgraceful not to have undertaken a full impact assessment before driving this forward @keirstatrmer & Bridget Phillipson.

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I raised in UK Parliament the massacre by a group reported to be affiliated to ISIS of 70 Christians in a church in Congo - using machetes and hammers - and called for more to be done to end the culture of impunity and failure to hold those responsible to account UK Parliament Human Rights Committee

I raised in UK Parliament the massacre by a group reported to be affiliated to ISIS of 70 Christians in a church in Congo - using machetes and hammers - and called for more to be done to end the culture of impunity and failure to hold those responsible to account UK Parliament Human Rights Committee

Lord (David) Alton

249,110 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

I urged Prime Minister @keir_Starmer not to go to China in January and not until British citizen Jimmy Lai is freed from prison. And urged British judges to follow the example of Lord Sumption and stop dignifying the CCP regime by sitting in Hong Kong’s courts.

I urged Prime Minister @keir_Starmer not to go to China in January and not until British citizen Jimmy Lai is freed from prison. And urged British judges to follow the example of Lord Sumption and stop dignifying the CCP regime by sitting in Hong Kong’s courts.

Lord (David) Alton

37,213 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

I asked a Private Notice Question about what had changed in China since the House of Commons voted to declare a genocide was taking place against Uyghurs in Xinjiang. This is the crime against all crimes. It cannot surely be a case of business as usual.

I asked a Private Notice Question about what had changed in China since the House of Commons voted to declare a genocide was taking place against Uyghurs in Xinjiang. This is the crime against all crimes. It cannot surely be a case of business as usual.

Lord (David) Alton

22,703 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

In UK Parliament I highlighted the #Genocide in #Tigray and the continuing failure to bring to justice the men who used food as a weapon of war and have inflicted such suffering. In full:

In UK Parliament I highlighted the #Genocide in #Tigray and the continuing failure to bring to justice the men who used food as a weapon of war and have inflicted such suffering. In full:

Lord (David) Alton

60,585 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

I urged the Government to decrease UK dependency on the CCP and invest in resilience - making the reduction of the £40 billion trade deficit with China and the continuing purchase of cheap goods made by Uyghur slave labour a priority.

I urged the Government to decrease UK dependency on the CCP and invest in resilience - making the reduction of the £40 billion trade deficit with China and the continuing purchase of cheap goods made by Uyghur slave labour a priority.

Lord (David) Alton

17,068 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Hillsborough families should not have had to wait 36 years for justice. I told UK Parliament that victims had become trapped in a cycle of profound grief and wicked vilification, with the public purse used to bankroll misconduct and malfeasance. Keir Starmer, David Lammy, Shabana Mahmood MP, Wes Streeting, HillsboroughLawNow, Marie Lyon, Andy Burnham, lan Byrne MP, Tim Farron In full:

Hillsborough families should not have had to wait 36 years for justice. I told UK Parliament that victims had become trapped in a cycle of profound grief and wicked vilification, with the public purse used to bankroll misconduct and malfeasance. Keir Starmer, David Lammy, Shabana Mahmood MP, Wes Streeting, HillsboroughLawNow, Marie Lyon, Andy Burnham, lan Byrne MP, Tim Farron In full:

Lord (David) Alton

18,236 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

Pressed the GOV.UK today not to relax things like travel restrictions on #Taliban while women are denied a university education and while minorities like the persecuted #Hazara continue to face genocidal attacks.

Pressed the GOV.UK today not to relax things like travel restrictions on #Taliban while women are denied a university education and while minorities like the persecuted #Hazara continue to face genocidal attacks.

Lord (David) Alton

61,480 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

Very grateful to GOV.UK Minister The Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon KCMG for his reply to my question about the #Hazara report launched yesterday by the Hazara All Party Parliamentary Group, and I look forward to the meeting with him to discuss it further.

Very grateful to GOV.UK Minister The Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon KCMG for his reply to my question about the #Hazara report launched yesterday by the Hazara All Party Parliamentary Group, and I look forward to the meeting with him to discuss it further.

Lord (David) Alton

56,847 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

Food should never be used as a weapon of war. It’s a war crime #Tigray

Food should never be used as a weapon of war. It’s a war crime #Tigray

Lord (David) Alton

55,151 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

A happy #YearOfTheRabbit 🐇 to all. At this time I especially remember political prisoners in #HongKong and throughout #China, whose fundamental rights and freedom are being denied. Hong Kong Watch, Lord Patten, Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯, Melissa Lantsman MP and Jenny Kwan MP

A happy #YearOfTheRabbit 🐇 to all. At this time I especially remember political prisoners in #HongKong and throughout #China, whose fundamental rights and freedom are being denied. Hong Kong Watch, Lord Patten, Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯, Melissa Lantsman MP and Jenny Kwan MP

Lord (David) Alton

51,752 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

I raised Keir Starmer's failure to condemn the sentences imposed on #HongKong 45 & wanted clarification on reports that Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office was scandalously offering to lift sanctions on #CCP officials accused of #UyghurGenocide in return for lifting sanctions on 7 UK parliamentarians.

I raised Keir Starmer's failure to condemn the sentences imposed on #HongKong 45 & wanted clarification on reports that Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office was scandalously offering to lift sanctions on #CCP officials accused of #UyghurGenocide in return for lifting sanctions on 7 UK parliamentarians.

Lord (David) Alton

27,462 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Saturday Jan.17,2.00pm -last chance to protest before the decision on the CCP regime’s mega embassy is made by ⁦Keir Starmer⁩ Please support residents as they take this battle to the courts.Don’t forget Hong Kong,Uyghur Muslims,Tibet,Taiwan & CCP transnational repression

Saturday Jan.17,2.00pm -last chance to protest before the decision on the CCP regime’s mega embassy is made by ⁦Keir Starmer⁩ Please support residents as they take this battle to the courts.Don’t forget Hong Kong,Uyghur Muslims,Tibet,Taiwan & CCP transnational repression

Lord (David) Alton

10,749 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

I urged the Government to honour its word to Hong Kongers who have settled in the U.K. and to provide certainty and security. I also referenced the need to define the position of Ukrainian women and children in the U.K. Government agreed to hold meetings with me and colleagues to take the discussion forward. Watch in full:

I urged the Government to honour its word to Hong Kongers who have settled in the U.K. and to provide certainty and security. I also referenced the need to define the position of Ukrainian women and children in the U.K. Government agreed to hold meetings with me and colleagues to take the discussion forward. Watch in full:

Lord (David) Alton

11,076 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

I told Parliament that unless we tackle the root causes of mass displacement - with 123 million people displaced globally - and galvanise a coherent international response, there will be no end to the migration crisis. I also highlighted the fiction of describing Rwanda as a human rights compliant country. In full:

I told Parliament that unless we tackle the root causes of mass displacement - with 123 million people displaced globally - and galvanise a coherent international response, there will be no end to the migration crisis. I also highlighted the fiction of describing Rwanda as a human rights compliant country. In full:

Lord (David) Alton

12,425 Aufrufe • vor 10 Monaten

Our report on Transnational Repression is out today. As part of the inquiry, we heard from Chloe Cheung 張晞晴 who lives in the UK & has a HK$1 million bounty placed on her by Hong Kong authorities.She & other witnesses spelt out the substantial risks they face

Our report on Transnational Repression is out today. As part of the inquiry, we heard from Chloe Cheung 張晞晴 who lives in the UK & has a HK$1 million bounty placed on her by Hong Kong authorities.She & other witnesses spelt out the substantial risks they face

Lord (David) Alton

13,214 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten

This week I chaired UK Parliament Human Rights Committee hearing with the outstanding Alex Crawford of Sky News, giving evidence on dangers posed by ISIS in Syria, Iraq & potentially in the UK & our failure to prevent, protect & punish, as required by Genocide Convention

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This week I chaired UK Parliament Human Rights Committee hearing with the outstanding Alex Crawford of Sky News, giving evidence on dangers posed by ISIS in Syria, Iraq & potentially in the UK & our failure to prevent, protect & punish, as required by Genocide Convention

Lord (David) Alton

17,264 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC UK Parliament Keir Starmer UK Parliament Human Rights Committee Hong Kong Watch Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong. 重光團隊 The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation Mark L. Clifford Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley I raised the continued incarceration of Jimmy Lai & over 1000 political prisoners in HongKong and urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to respond positively to the request of Jimmy’s family & lawyer @CaoilfhionnGallager KC to meet them & take more action to secure Jimmy’s freedom.

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC UK Parliament Keir Starmer UK Parliament Human Rights Committee Hong Kong Watch Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong. 重光團隊 The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation Mark L. Clifford Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley I raised the continued incarceration of Jimmy Lai & over 1000 political prisoners in HongKong and urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to respond positively to the request of Jimmy’s family & lawyer @CaoilfhionnGallager KC to meet them & take more action to secure Jimmy’s freedom.

Lord (David) Alton

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I would like to take this opportunity to wish you, my followers on Twitter, a very Happy Christmas!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you, my followers on Twitter, a very Happy Christmas!

Lord (David) Alton

19,767 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

I urged the @govuk to think again about its unwise and irresponsible #educationTax

I urged the @govuk to think again about its unwise and irresponsible #educationTax

Lord (David) Alton

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I raised the plight of minorities and 166 million #Dalits in #India. I called on India to uphold the principles in the Indian constitution crafted by B.R. Ambedkar and to recognise the link between FoRB, stability and prosperity.

I raised the plight of minorities and 166 million #Dalits in #India. I called on India to uphold the principles in the Indian constitution crafted by B.R. Ambedkar and to recognise the link between FoRB, stability and prosperity.

Lord (David) Alton

12,877 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren