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Lord (David) Alton
@DavidAltonHL
Former Liverpool MP Crossbench Peer. Chair Joint HOL/HOC @HumanRightsCtte Campaigning on #HumanRights, #Genocide, #SocialJustice,#FoRB, #RightToLife. 🇺🇦 🇹🇼
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Aug 4, 2025
    Before selling off allotments @AngelaRayner should think again. The 1925 Allotment Act was designed to provide green space for people without gardens to grow their own affordable fruit & vegetables. For many people,they also provide an important outlet for physical & mental
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Dec 2, 2020
    Jailing A young woman like Agnes Chow and young men like Ivan Lam and Joshua Wong - simply because they love Hong Kong - is a travesty of justice. You cannot fight the future, time is on their side.
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Jan 6, 2021
    As Hong Kong becomes a Police State the U.K. must speak up for democracy against dictatorship. Campaigners and politicians held in wave of arrests under the national security law
    As Hong Kong becomes a Police State the U.K. must speak up for democracy against dictatorship. The...
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Sep 6, 2022
    I called today for those responsible for bombing civilian population in #Tigray and weaponising #rape and #starvation to be brought to justice and renewed my call for the withdrawal of Eritrean militias. Tigray is Africa’s Ukraine.
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Oct 17, 2020
    Politicians around the world must speak up for the #12HKYouths @lukedepulford tagged me I tag @Andrew_Adonis @RepChrisSmith @LPNorthover and request them to post a similar photograph, and to tag 3 others.
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Oct 4, 2023
    It’s an affront to 16-year-old Armita Geravand-in a coma after being beaten by Iran’s morality police-that on November 2nd the theocratic regime will be Chair of the UN Human Rights Council Social Forum. Is @JamesCleverly tabling a Motion to stop this? x.com/unwatch/status…
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    UN Watch
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    Oct 3, 2023
    16-year-old Armita Geravand is now in a coma after being beaten by the morality police of the Islamic regime (which the New York Times said was disbanded). On November 2nd, the Islamic regime will be Chair of the U.N. Human Rights Council Social Forum. Why, @antonioguterres?
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Jun 30, 2021
    At the Unveiling of a Portrait of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar at Grays Inn I paid tribute to Santosh Dass, driving force behind the project, and told Sujat Ambedkar – Dr.Ambedkar’s great grandson- that he must help India to finally cast out caste in the 21st century davidalton.net/2021/06/30/unv…
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Mar 5, 2021
    On Monday I have secured a Private Notice Question in the House of Lords to ask the Government what representations they are making to the government of Hong Kong regarding the mass arrests of leaders of the Hong Kong democracy movement.
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Nov 20, 2020
    Why we need to stand with Hong Kong’s democrats and use sanctions to target those responsible for destroying democracy and the rule of law . Letter to today’s Financial Times:
    Letter in today’s Financial Times - why we must stand together behind the Hongkongers fighting for...
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Nov 21, 2020
    Arrest of Grandma Wong in Hong Kong. Doesn’t the Chinese Communist Party realise that there are millions more brave people like her who will not be silenced?
    Arrest of Grandma Wong in Hong Kong. – David Alton
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Oct 16, 2020
    Arrest warrants have been issued for @nathanlawkc and others today. These men have committed no crime. While #HongKong’s corrupt administration fears and reviles them, the free world admires them. Please join me in lighting a candle for them. 🕯 davidalton.net/2020/10/16/can…
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Dec 1, 2020
    This week Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were taken into custody in Hong Kong- losing their freedom for bravely championing the freedom of others. Ronald Reagan was right: "Freedom must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation"
    The pictures and accompanying story of Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam being taken into...
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Sep 12, 2025
    Two former Prime Ministers, Theresa May and Gordon Brown, are right. This is a bad Bill. Care and kill are not interchangeable. We need dignity in dying through comprehensive palliative care not lethal injections from doctors. This Bill will lead to coercion, to the economic duty
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    Right To Life UK
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    Sep 12, 2025
    🔥Former PM @theresa_may destroys the dangerous assisted suicide Bill in just 45 seconds, cutting through the spin: “Suicide is wrong, but this Bill effectively says suicide is ok… It should not pass.” This is the truth. Peers must reject the doublespeak from Bill supporters.
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    Lord (David) Alton
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    Dec 2, 2020
    Dominic Raab is right to call on the authorities in Hong Kong to stop their campaign attempting to silence opposition.
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    Dominic Raab
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    Dec 2, 2020
    As 3 Hong Kong activists begin prison sentences, I urge the Hong Kong and Beijing authorities to end their campaign to stifle opposition. Prosecution decisions must be fair & impartial. Rights and freedoms in Hong Kong must be upheld. gov.uk/government/new…