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Another long day working on the #GenocideAmendment - grateful for amazing colleagues and constant encouragement from #Uyghur and #HK friends who are suffering. “I’d rather be ashes than dust”.
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📢This is it, folks. The final vote on the #GenocideAmendment is today.
Last opportunity to tweet/write to your MP to ask them to vote with their consciences + for #Uyghurs.
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BREAKING: #GenocideAmendment passes the @UKHouseofLords 359 to 188 - thumping majority of 171
On to the @HouseofCommons next Tuesday.
Thank you @DavidAltonHL Lords Forsyth, Cormack, Polak, Blencathra, Shinkwin, @HelenaKennedyQC @Andrew_Adonis and many others.
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BREAKING: #GenocideAmendment narrowly defeated 319 votes to 308
Revised Amendment (below) will now be re-tabled in the House or Lords.
Onwards! ✊
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#BREAKING US Senators and co-authors of recent bipartisan attempt to recognise #Uyghur genocide @marcorubio @SenJeffMerkley urge @HouseofCommons to pass the #GenocideAmendment in @Telegraph
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Over 100 leaders from student societies wrote to @DominicRaab to ask him to accept the #GenocideAmendment twitter.com/UyghurStop/sta…
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BREAKING: there will be no vote on the #GenocideAmendment tomorrow. Even if we beat the Government's wrecking amendment, it will not be possible to "ungroup" the two amendments it seeks to wreck.
Two (completely different) amendments. Only one vote.
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#Breaking @Nus_Ghani amendment has been SELECTED by the Speaker!!!
We will get a straight vote on the #GenocideAmendment!!!
Fantastic work, everyone!
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#BREAKING ‼️Hold on to your hats, people. New #GenocideAmendment - if passed will prevent the @GOVUK buying NHS equipment from regions where it believes there to be a “serious risk of genocide”.
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Hey Siri, what’s the most annoying thing that could possibly happen in the week of two major Parliamentary debates on #Uyghurs? #GenocideAmendment
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Whoa. All happening today.
About 3:30pm @DominicRaab announcing sanctions against Chinese officials.
#GenocideAmendment debate expected around 6pm.
Four @ipacglobal Co-Chairs just sanctioned by China. @bueti @MiriamMLex @DSakaliene @SamuelCogolati
twitter.com/fbermingham/st…
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"No one can seriously believe that the Chinese Communist Party is about to refer itself to the International Criminal Court for examination of potential genocide."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL explains why the all-party #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill is needed.
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The real story behind the inherent contradictions in the #IntegratedReview and the real reason for opposition to the #GenocideAmendment 👇 twitter.com/singharj/statu…
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The #GenocideAmendment comes to Australia. Thanks @ABCaustralia for shining a light on this.
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#GenocideAmendment is back in the Commons on 9th Feb. Lords 2nd Feb.
@BorisJohnson is clear: the U.K. *will not* use the word “genocide” without a court ruling - but there’s no way of getting one at the moment.
Don’t deny #Uyghurs their day in court.
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🚨Confirms what we’re hearing: #HongKong BN(O) scheme is LIKELY to be extended tomorrow thanks to @DamianGreen amendment + @hk_watch campaign.
Let’s hope that it’s more than a Despatch Box promise b/c @DominicRaab #GenocideAmendment ones never happened
thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-k…
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So despite the fact that the debate won't be for another week at least (possibly longer), the deadline for tabling the revised #GenocideAmendment was 4pm today (highly unusual).
Don't worry. We got it down anyway. 😉
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#BREAKING IPAC #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill passes the House of Lords by 359 votes to 188 with overwhelming cross-party support.
If passed in the House of Commons, the Amendment could see Uyghur genocide cases considered in UK High Courts. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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BREAKING: UK House of Lords votes in favour of the revised #GenocideAmendment by 367 to 214 votes, receiving overwhelming cross-party support.
The Amendment will now move to the House of Commons. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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Holocaust survivors urge Boris Johnson to stand up for Uighurs as genocide law fight resumes | Politico
#GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL returns to the House of Lords today.
politico.eu/article/holoca…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 MPs announce intention to bring revised #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill, aiming to allow UK courts to judge genocide cases and hold China accountable for Xinjiang abuses.
politico.eu/article/uk-see…
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From the MPs - often courageous in the face of whips’ bullying - to the grassroots campaigners and Uyghur, Yazidi, and Holocaust survivors, this is the best campaign I have ever had the privilege to run. We will get there. 🙏🏼 #GenocideAmendment bbc.com/news/uk-politi…
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Jewish News backs #IPAC #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill.
"If MPs do not back the amendment, it will be their legacy and their job to explain to future generations why they did not make the Government stand up with adequate strength to China"
