Baroness spoke in the House of Lords about the Trade Bill on 29th September

Baroness spoke in the House of Lords about the Trade Bill on 29th September

My Lords, I will speak very briefly, just to put on record the issues I would have highlighted in my speech if I had not ineptly failed to identify the amendments to which I intended to speak, for which I apologise. I will have much more to say when we reach Amendment 68, on genocide, at later sittings.

Baroness Cox speaks to Arman, a law student about Azerbaijan and Armenia and the realities on the ground

 

In the wake of renewed conflict and aggression between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Baroness Cox spoke to HART supporter and law student, Arman to discuss the realities on the ground that the British media are not presenting.

He revealed what is like living in Armenia at this time, how the UK can help to restore peace in the region and how Azerbaijani warmongering is happening despite the COVID-19 pandemic and international law.

Baroness Cox latest statement on the escalation of conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

As the escalation of conflict continues in Nagorno-Karabakh which are now being widely reported in the international press. We are reminded of the warning letter Lady Cox wrote on the 17th July to Dominic Rabb, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, concerning the rising tensions and violence on the Armenia-Azerbaijani border. The letter you can also read here..

Baroness Cox also speaks to Arman, a law student about Azerbaijan and Armenia and the realities on the ground which you can view the film interview here..

Baroness Cox written question for Department for Education on National FGM Centre: Finance – answered on 18th September 2020

Baroness Cox: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reverse their decision to cap the funding of the National FGM Centre.

Answered on 18 September 2020 by:

Baroness Berridge Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women), The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education 

Baroness Cox Letter to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab MP Concerning Sanctions Imposed on Syria

Baroness Cox has authored a letter and co-signed, alongside two former ambassadors to Syria, two former Archbishop’s of Canterbury, a former Chief of General Staff of the British Army, a former Chief of Naval Staff and many others, a letter to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab imploring him to end the economic sanctions on Syria.

The letter of the 24th July reads as follows:

The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State.

Dear First Secretary of State,

We write, first, to commend the introduction of a sanctions regime to target those involved in serious human rights violations. Such a forensic approach, you suggest, will send a clear and direct message to perpetrators of abuse without punishing the wider population of a country.