David Alton David Alton, a Member of the UK House of Lords, is Chair of Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR). Most Recent Voices from the Noose: Iran’s Struggle Against Oppression David Alton Latest Articles 1 Despite Trump’s Best Efforts, Europeans aren’t Ready to Abandon America Quite Yet. by Martin Banks 2 What If Iran Closes the Strait of Hormuz? by Gerald Walker 3 Directive to Iran: Retaliation Bad; De-Escalation Good by Binoy Kampmark 4 On This One, Trump is Right: Time to Lift Sanctions on Syria, but Cautiously by Robert Weiner and Charles Rutledge 5 Kashmir Can’t Wait Forever by Saad Hafiz