MEDIA: This section of the site contains articles, letters, interviews and other material such as book chapters. Some of the articles were written by Emma, some are based on interviews with her, and under the “press review” section you can see articles which we consider interesting or important. You can browse the entire list of articles below, or look under the various categories on the left. Journalists who would like to interview Emma are kindly asked to submit their questions in writing.

Baroness Nicholson exposes lead poisoning of gypsy children in Kosovan refugee camps

Baroness Nicholson MEP
12 November 2008
Today, 12 November at 10am, Baroness Nicholson MEP will chair a meeting in the European Parliament to call for the relocation of two UN refugee camps in Kosovo built close to toxic wasteland where a generation of children are facing ill health and premature death because of lead poisoning.
Four refugee camps […]

Baroness Nicholson leads debate on the political situation in Pakistan

Baroness Emma Nicholson MEP
7 October 2008
Yesterday Baroness Nicholson MEP quizzed the UK government on their response to the political situation in Pakistan.   The debate comes after the tragic attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on September 20th and as the political and humanitarian situation in Pakistan deteriorates.
In response, Lord Malloch-Brown, Minister of State for […]

MEP Welcomes Unprecedented European Parliament call for India to Gain Permanent Seat at UN Security Council

24th September 2008
Baroness Nicholson MEP
Baroness Nicholson MEP today successfully led Members of the European Parliament to an unprecedented decision backing India’s ambition for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Baroness Nicholson MEP, who was rapporteur for the Liberal Group on the vote, stated:
“I am delighted at this wonderful step forward.  This historic move […]

MEP Raises Tariq Aziz Trial with Iraqi Government

18th Ssptember 2008
Baroness Nicholson MEP
Baroness Emma Nicholson MEP, has raised with Members of Iraq’s Government concerns raised by Members of the European Parliament regarding the conditions of detention of Tariq Aziz, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq.
Tariq Aziz has been on trial in Iraq since April of this year accused of the deaths of […]

MEP Backs Call from Iraqi Women for Greater EU Assistance

Friday 12th September 2008
Baroness Nicholson MEP
At the conclusion week long visit to the European Parliament, Baroness Emma Nicholson MEP has backed calls from a delegation of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Women’s, Childhood and Family Committee to provide more targeted European Union help to Iraq’s women, families and children.
Speaking at the end of the week’s proceeding […]

MEP Condemns Killings of Minority Community Leaders in Pakistan

Baroness Nicholson MEP
12th September 2008
Baroness Nicholson MEP has expressed her “utter dismay and disgust” at the recent killing of two senior members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Pakistan and called for the Pakistani Government to take action to ensure that further attacks on the Ahmadiyya community are stopped.
Dr. Abdul Mannan Siddiqui, a physician and […]

MEP Calls on EU Peacekeepers to be Sent to Georgia

Baroness Emma Nicholson MEP
4th September 2008
Baroness Nicholson MEP has today called for the EU to “set up a separate European-led peacekeeping mission to Georgia” following a four day visit to Georgia where she described Russia as having “lost any credibility” within the region.
During her four day visit, Baroness Nicholson MEP met with the Prime Minister […]

Georgia Visit Press Statement

Baroness Nicholsons MEP
31st August 2008
Tbilisi, Georgia: Baroness Nicholson MEP, who is a Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and a Member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, has issued the following statement while undertaking her visit to Georgia.
“I condemn in the strongest terms Russia’s war-waging on Georgian territory.  Russia’s claim that it is […]

Separatists should rethink on independence call: BJP

August 26 2008
Zee News
New Delhi, India: Contenting that the situation in the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) was the “worst”, BJP on Tuesday called on the separatist leaders to “rethink their” demand for independence.
“The situation in PoK is the worst and the J&K leaders who demand for independence should understand that the freedom of speech and […]

Crescent Petroleum and AMAR Foundation to launch development centre in Southern Iraq

August 04 2008
AME Info
Iraq: Crescent Petroleum, the Middle East region’s oldest private upstream oil and gas company, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the AMAR International Charitable Foundation for cooperation to support capacity-building and local communities in Iraq.
The MoU - signed at Crescent Petroleum’s London offices by Baroness Nicholson of […]