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#BREAKING: UK Foreign Secretary supports the withdrawal of serving UK judges from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
The annoucement came moments before a debate in the Commons led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @Siobhain_Mc on the issue.
gov.uk/government/new…
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#BREAKING: UK Government commits to review of NHS supply chains in relation to forced labour and modern day slavery.
The move comes in response to an all-party amendment led by Lord Blencathra and #IPAC members @DavidAltonHL @HelenaKennedyQC.
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#BREAKING: #IPAC parliamentarians representing 13 legislatures call on Saudi Arabia to stop the forcible return of Uyghurs Nurmemet Rozi and Hemdullah Abduweli to China.
If forcibly returned, they could face torture and arbitrary detention.
@KSAMOFA @KSAmofaEN @SaudiEmbassyUK
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#BREAKING House of Lords passes #BlencathraAmendment 177 to 135.
The amendment would stop medical equipment being imported from Xinjiang.
On to the House of Commons where a huge rebellion is brewing. ✊
#UnmaskSlavery #Uyghurs
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#BREAKING 🚨🚨
UK to “eradicate” health products made with slavery!!
Victory for #UnmaskSlavery campaign! So proud of @arisefdn
HUGE thanks @MPIainDS @sajidjavid and officials (esp SPADs + Bill Team).
UK finally beginning to stand with #Uyghurs
politico.eu/article/uk-min…
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#BREAKING: Swiss Councillors back human rights sanctions bill with Russia, China under scrutiny.
The Swiss Foreign Affairs Committee approves a bill led by #IPAC🇨🇭member @FabianMolinaNR to establish a #Magnitsky style human rights sanctions regime.
blick.ch/politik/kommis…
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#BREAKING:Belgian parliament passes motion calling for sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and other officials responsible for violations of international law in Hong Kong.
The motion passed unanimously and was led by #IPAC 🇧🇪co-chair @SamuelCogolati. twitter.com/SamuelCogolati…
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#BREAKING #SAVETHEDATE:
#HongKongers & friends of #HongKong: @hk_watch will mark 25th anniversary of handover of #HongKong with an event with Last Governor #LordPatten & the launch of his Hong Kong Diaries on Friday 1 July
Details to follow - but put the date in your diaries
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#BREAKING IPAC legislators from 18 countries express concern regarding the visit of @mbachelet to the Uyghur Region of China.
theguardian.com/world/2022/may…
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#BREAKING Human Rights chief @mbachelet “unable” to assess #Uyghur human rights abuses, frames them in the context of “anti-terrorism” and “de radicalisation” measures (which they aren’t).
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#BREAKING: European Parliament 🇪🇺 votes in favour of motion citing “crimes against humanity and serious risk of genocide” against #Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.
The language is the strongest yet adopted by the EP, alongside calls for new sanctions on PRC officials. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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#BREAKING @pritipatel expands the #HongKong scheme, and relaxes application conditions!!🚨🚨
Fantastic news! Thank you so much @ukhomeoffice for listening!
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#BREAKING @LindsayHoyle_MP @LordSpeaker CANCEL the @UKParliament TikTok account!
Thanks to sanctionees @Nus_Ghani @MPIainDS @DavidAltonHL @timloughton @TomTugendhat @HelenaKennedyQC for writing to them.
Also the brilliant @elenicourea 🙏🏻 twitter.com/elenicourea/st…
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#BREAKING ‼️ UN #Xinjiang report finally published seconds before end of High Commissioner for Human Rights @mbachelet’s tenure. I’ll reflect on contents in this thread. Report: ohchr.org/en/documents/c…
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#BREAKING 🔥 @elenicourea scoop:
Mr. Speaker has refused to allow 🇨🇳delegation to attend Westminster Hall to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in State.
🙏🏻 @CommonsSpeaker
politico.eu/article/chines…
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#BREAKING: Over 30 #IPAC members from Europe call on EU Presidents @vonderleyen @CharlesMichel and Trade Commissioner @VDombrovskis to intensify efforts to establish an EU-Taiwan 🇪🇺🇹🇼 Bilateral Investment Agreement.
#StandTogether #StandWithTaiwan
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#BREAKING: Watch brave protesters in #Qom using Molotov cocktails to fight armed #Basij militias. #Iranian regime is using Imam Ali Brigades of Basij to brutally suppress protests across #Iran tonight. These Basijis are armed with AK-103 rifles.
#Mahsa_Amini #مهسا_امینی twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee1…
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#BREAKING | Terlihat polisi menembakan gas air mata di Stadion Kanjuruhan Malang. Sementara regulasi FIFA penggunaan gas air mata dilarang. Dalam pasal 19 b), 'No firearms or “crowd control gas” shall be carried or used'.
viva.co.id/bola/liga-indo…
#StopPoliceBrutality
#Arema
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#BREAKING: Prime Minister @trussliz to categorise Xi Jinping’s China as a “threat”. News comes just ahead of the 20th National Congress.
🇨🇳 joins North Korea, Iran, and Russia, as countries deemed to threaten the 🇬🇧’s interests.
🧵 twitter.com/MrHarryCole/st…
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#BREAKING Government defeated in @DavidAltonHL #Hikvision amendment 178 to 158!!
Would force the removal of HikVision and Dahua within 6 months. On to Commons! Stroud Amendment on supply chain resilience and modern slavery next up!
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#BREAKING new @SafeguardDefend investigation reported by @CNN @NdosSantosCNN discovers 48 new clandestine 🇨🇳 “overseas police stations”.
#IPAC statement endorsed by politicians from 13 countries.
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‼️#BREAKING the Chinese Consul General who assaulted #BobChan has returned to China together with other diplomats.
Thank you @MPIainDS @Afzal4Gorton @aliciakearns + others twitter.com/lukedepulford/…