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HANSARDIsrael: Arms ExportsMy Lords, the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and others have all condemned Israeli brutality and genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the West…25 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireMy Lords—18 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireMy Lords—18 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireMy Lords, with all the reservations we have heard about the excesses of Israel in Gaza in this House, from the Foreign Secretary and in many other parts of the world, why are we…18 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, religion still plays an important part in many lives. Religious texts written centuries ago often denigrate women. Most people learn to skip over those bits, but the…05 Mar 2025HANSARDSocial Cohesion and Community during Periods of ChangeMy Lords, I too congratulate the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of York on calling this important debate. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Sharma, on his impressive…06 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Aid Workers: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, the United Nations aid agencies, the International Criminal Court and human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch all say that what…26 Nov 2024HANSARDReligious Hate CrimeMy Lords, the hate crime that captures the headlines often has a political dimension where religions are involved, such as in the Middle East. Although serious, it is transitory.…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza CrisisMy Lords, recorded history states that Palestinians were forcibly removed from the homes that they had lived in for centuries, by the Stern Gang, Irgun Zvai Leumi and others whom…14 Oct 2024HANSARDSudanMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, for bringing this important debate. The horrendous suffering in Sudan is rooted in the inflated egos of two power-hungry…13 Sept 2024HANSARDAnti-Muslim Prejudice and Hate CrimeMy Lords, there are no comparative statistics to show that Muslims suffer more from irrational prejudice than, say, any member of the Hindu, Sikh or Buddhist faiths. To borrow…09 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I speak from a Sikh perspective, which emphasises that we are all equal members of one human family. Seeing others as lesser beings has been a source of conflict…25 Jul 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it would enhance the image and security of the wonderful Jewish people if the Jewish people in this country were to issue a strong statement…25 Apr 2024HANSARDIndia: Freedom of Religion or BeliefMy Lords, it is almost exactly 10 years since the Minister stated, in the other place, that the mass killing of tens of thousands of Sikhs in 1984 was one of the greatest blots on…16 Apr 2024HANSARDIndia: Democratic FreedomsMy Lords, last year the Canadian Government expelled Indian diplomats for their involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh. This was followed by an attempt in America by the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy Lords, Israel’s rejection of a two-state solution comes as no surprise. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on record as saying that Palestinians should be treated like their…29 Feb 2024HANSARDInter Faith NetworkMy Lords, I speak as a founder member of the Inter Faith Network back in the 1980s, when it was very difficult to get people of different religions into the same room to talk to…22 Feb 2024HANSARDHate CrimesMy Lords, the current practice of giving government funding to more vocal communities to collect figures to show that they are more hated than others is a waste of that funding.…21 Feb 2024HANSARDIran: Military PowerMy Lords, I am not exactly an admirer of the Iranian regime, but, in the 21st century, should any country have the right to extend its power beyond its borders? The United States,…20 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, according to both Ukrainian and Russian media, former PM Boris Johnson, in a visit to Kyiv in 2022, persuaded President Zelensky to reject a peace deal with Putin that…07 Feb 2024