"To ask His Majesty’s Government what recent discussions concerning human rights and threats to UK national security they have had with the government of China...." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the mitigating amendments from a number of noble Lords, but I particularly support the proposition from the noble Baroness, Lady Monckton, that Clause 191 should not stand part of the Bill. I do so for a number of reasons; some are to do with principle and …..." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister will know that the Joint Committee on Human Rights has been in correspondence with the Home Secretary about children who disappeared from asylum accommodation in the UK: not one or two, but dozens and dozens of children. I would be grateful if the Minister could tell …..." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating the Statement. She made a great deal in her remarks of the quasi-judicial process that has been used. No reference, though, has been made to the Royal Mint Court Residents Association’s decision to open a judicial case challenging the mega-embassy …..." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, in welcoming all noble Lords who are participating in this Question for Short Debate on preventing mass atrocities, I begin by thanking the Minister for the interest she has shown in the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes report. I am a member of that group, and I am …..." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what mechanisms they have in place to evaluate the risk of potential atrocity crimes occurring, including crimes against humanity and genocide; and what measures they take when such risks are identified...." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Banner. I have signed Amendments 417 and 419. The noble Lord has made a powerful, constructive and eloquent case for we should try to tackle the public interest compensation orders and deal with the gap that is …..." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, let us make a note about further mass graves being discovered in Darfur and the continuing conflict in Sudan. Will the Minister please take every opportunity to emphasise the links between conflict and justice, and conflict and displacement, with over 120 million people displaced in the world? In …..." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, has the Minister seen the report today about the killing of 23 year-old Rubina Aminian, a young woman who was shot at close range in the back of her head? She is one of thousands of pro-democracy protesters who have lost their lives already. They join the 1,922 …..." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, on 30 July, the Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report on transnational repression. Can the Minister tell us what weight he attaches to its conclusion that the UK has become a hunting ground for authoritarian regimes around the world to harass and intimidate, and its finding …..." Lord Alton of Liverpool - View Speech