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HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020My Lords, I congratulate the Government and pay tribute to Bill Browder, the original architect of the Magnitsky law. He really has changed the possibilities for international…29 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I cannot disguise my despair when I watch the ineptitude of this Government: their handling of the pandemic and the abysmal complacency and incompetence that we saw…22 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, today the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales published a powerful report on the persecution of the Uighur Muslims. It is based on sound evidence and…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI add my voice to the tributes that have been paid to those who produced this report, and especially to the women who persisted in having their voices heard. What came through to…15 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewDoes the Minister agree that this scandal is about something much deeper than damaging medicines and inadequate healthcare products? Just as the law for generations dismissed the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDHong KongMy Lords, I too have been involved with human rights issues in this region for a long time. I am a lawyer and currently the director of the Human Rights Institute of the…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseThis pandemic presents huge challenges to societies everywhere, and virtually every nation in the world has passed emergency legislation to limit freedoms and create social…18 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillWill agency staff be included in any thoughts that the Government are having about those who might be assisted but who are currently not covered? Many care workers and many people…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I too am very keen to support these amendments, particularly Amendment 1. Any form of monitoring has to be valued. It is important that we keep on top of those who might…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillLike the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, I regret if I too am being something of a nuisance, but I recognise that this amendment seeks to deal with gaps, where people being short of…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I too support the amendment and hope that the Minister will make appropriate noises about why this matters. Around the world, legislation is being passed in other…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I am sorry to rise again and beg the indulgence of the Committee. One of the categories of people that I am concerned about is non-documented—essentially, illegal…25 Mar 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Covid-19My Lords, like others I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Pendry for calling this important debate today. I also want to pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, who has for…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will ask the Minister another practical question. Many students are in this country just now. I give an example that we have had to deal with at the International Bar…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business Interruption InsuranceMy Lords, what might be done about theatres? Only this morning Tamara Rojo, the great ballerina and the leader of English National Ballet, pointed out that unless the Government…17 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingMy Lords, as others have said, media freedom is a foundational value in a democracy. It is rather interesting that this Government, through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,…05 Mar 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Death PenaltyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take in response to the report by Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, A perverse and ominous enterprise: the death penalty…26 Feb 2020HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Death PenaltyI thank the Minister not just for his reply but his personal commitment to international human rights. I tabled this Question because the report, published in July last year,…26 Feb 2020HANSARDSanctionsMy Lords, I must immediately say how grateful I am to the Minister for the force that he has given to the Magnitsky legislation that has taken place in this country. I want to…23 Jan 2020HANSARDKashmirMy Lords, I want to ask the Minister about the important lead this Government are taking on media freedom. It is important to note that India leads the world in the maximum number…20 Jan 2020