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HANSARDBritish CouncilMy Lords, I had the great privilege, from 1998 until 2004, of being the chair of the British Council. Sometimes, it is useful to draw on one’s institutional memory. The reason…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCombating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and GenocideMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, my great friend, for securing this debate and congratulate him on introducing his Genocide Determination Bill this morning. I will of…04 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I add my voice in expressing my gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy. The noble Lord gave us a great reminder of the bizarre ways in which our constitution has…18 May 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a source of great regret to me that I will be following the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and possibly the noble Lord, Lord Nash, into the Lobbies, because I think…27 Apr 2026HANSARDBBC World Service: SustainabilityMy Lords, picking up on the question from the noble Lord, Lord Alton, the risks of transnational repression are experienced by BBC journalists and by journalists from Iran…17 Mar 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewMy Lords, I cannot begin to express how appalled I am that attacks should have been made upon independent journalists investigating a matter which was a legitimate matter to be…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord. This legislation presents a unique opportunity to close long-outstanding accountability gaps in the UK’s universal jurisdiction laws and ensure…05 Feb 2026HANSARDIran: ProtestsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what assessment they have made of the treatment of protesters in Iran, and (2) how they are engaging with the government of the United States…12 Jan 2026HANSARDIran: ProtestsMy Lords, I should declare that I am the director of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, which has been monitoring human rights abuses in Iran for many…12 Jan 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionMy Lords—17 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Alton, I have been involved with the arrest and subsequent trial of Jimmy Lai. I too am a patron of Hong Kong Watch. I am also on the Joint…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, when I became a practitioner at the Bar as a young woman in the late 1970s, freedom of expression was regularly used as the excuse to justify sometimes horrific porn.…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBefore my noble friend rises to reply, I want to emphasise, as someone who has practised at the Bar over many decades, like the noble Baroness, Lady Cash, the importance of our…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I was stimulated to rise by something that the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, said. She was speaking to the reply that had been given by the Minister, and it made me think…27 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Secret Act Case: Witness StatementsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the charges were brought under the Official Secrets Act, which dates from the beginning of the 20th century, which is one of the reasons it…20 Oct 2025HANSARDOfficial Secret Act Case: Witness StatementsNot the independence of the CPS.20 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this Bill presents a unique opportunity to close long-standing accountability gaps in the UK’s universal jurisdiction laws and will ensure, if the amendments are…16 Oct 2025HANSARDDaesh Crimes: Accountability (JCHR Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights Accountability for Daesh Crimes (2nd Report, HL Paper 121).09 Sept 2025HANSARDDaesh Crimes: Accountability (JCHR Report)My Lords, it is my honour to introduce the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ report, Accountability for Daesh Crimes ; it is the JCHR’s second report of the 2024-25 Session, which…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDaesh Crimes: Accountability (JCHR Report)The noble Lord has the sympathy of all of us who are barristers, because we have all had the experience of being handed a brief at the last minute and having to struggle with…09 Sept 2025