Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 10 May 2018 Myanmar
"My Lords, I warmly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, for securing this debate and giving us such wonderful evidence of what she understands to be the case. The United Nations and respected organisations such as Human Rights Watch have, as we know, described the actions of the Burmese army …..." Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead - View Speech
"I am being urged to carry on. Thank you. Does the Minister recognise that continual genocidal attacks have driven over 700,000 injured Rohingya people out of Burma, and many who remain exist in the terrible misery of detention camps? Is it not therefore clear that these realities mean that repatriation …..." Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead - View Speech
"My Lords, at the outset, I thank the noble Baroness very much for drawing attention to a very serious and deeply depressing situation.
I have followed what has happened in Burma for decades and never in all that time has there been anything as horrifying as the current crisis. It …..." Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent human rights violations against the Rohingya people in Burma...." Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for what he has to tell us. However, in recent weeks, over half a million more Rohingya people have been forced to flee slaughter and other atrocities, hundreds of villages have been destroyed and the border has been landmined. That is what these people …..." Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead - View Speech
"My Lords, in South Sudan tens of thousands of people have been killed, there are 2.2 million displaced people, 4.6 million need food aid, and the economy has been absolutely destroyed. Despite this awful misery, South Sudan has been largely forgotten by the rest of the world. Does the Minister …..." Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as a board member of the Burma Campaign UK and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy in Burma.
In November 2015, Burma had its first free and fair elections, after over two decades of remorselessly oppressive military rule. Supporters of liberty across …..." Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead - View Speech