The 9th and 10th December will mark the 75th anniversaries of the convention on the crime of genocide and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Along with the creation of the United Nations, this was architecture for the rule of law and
With 2000 refugees – escapees from North Korea – facing imminent repatriation from China, I have been meeting three brave escapees who have found freedom and made new lives in South Korea. Their stories are instructive, salutary and timely. As we met
This year is the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 75th anniversary of the Genocide Convention. Today is World Press Freedom Day. It makes this debate particularly timely. I will concentrate on China, including Hong Kong; North Korea;
There is poignant African proverb of the Kikuyu people that “When the elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.’ Few places illustrate the power of that proverb better than Sudan, it being axiomatic that when powerful forces go to war, it’s their people
The recent indictments by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova offer a potential glimmer of hope that the horrendous atrocities perpetrated by Putin and his comrades will result in justice and accountability – and this at the
 Westminster, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – During a debate initiated by the Bishop of St. Albans the House of Lords has examined China’s policy and human rights violations. Among other things, we challenged the Government to explain away the ÂŁ770,000 it is spending
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine)- In 1947, during a tour of South Africa, on her 21st birthday the young Princess Elizabeth made a speech that would define her 70 years as monarch. Her promise that “my whole life whether it be long or short shall
London, ( Parliament Politice Magazine ) – The valiant attempts of the Jewish lawyer, Raphael Lemkin, both to give the ultimate atrocity crimes a name and to craft an internationally agreed instrument to prevent such crimes from endlessly recurring, gave birth to