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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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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 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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#GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill tabled by #IPAC member @DavidAltonHL defeats government in the Lords.
IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair Baroness Kennedy: the amendment will "change the ecology of law by making genocide have serious meaning in our contemporary world”.
theguardian.com/law/2021/feb/0…
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Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific @SKinnock calls on the Government to back IPAC all-party #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill, allowing UK courts to rule on genocide and opening a route for justice for Uyghurs and other groups.
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Formal legal opinion concludes there is a 'credible case' China is carrying out a genocide against Uyghur Muslims.
The decision opens the way for the Uyghur case to be heard by UK High Courts if the #GenocideAmendment passes in the UK House of Commons.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-559732…
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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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I think we'll be looking at mass abstentions tomorrow. The #GenocideAmendment passed the Lords with a 171 vote majority. The Government is preventing the @HouseofCommons from voting on it at all.
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Worried about losing. But not sufficiently worried about genocide.
#GenocideAmendment twitter.com/BBCJLandale/st…
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Latest: Government *deliberately* tabled their amendment 2nd to preclude the Speaker accepting a manuscript amendment. Now 100% certain this was to prevent a Commons vote on the #GenocideAmendment
Whips also going nuts about @LOS_Fisher exposing their bullying.
Not a good look.
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Whips accused of 'bullying' rebels over anti-genocide Trade Bill amendment | the Telegraph
UK Government moves to block cross-party #GenocideAmendment
to Trade Bill proposed by #IPAC members.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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UK ministers accused of 'engineering' vote on genocide claims | the Guardian
UK Government moves to prevent a vote on the cross-party #GenocideAmendment to Trade Bill proposed by #IPAC members, avoiding likely defeat.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
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Managing expectations:
Government has prevented a vote on the #GenocideAmendment so only one vote counts today:
The vote on @neill_bob wrecking amendment. If it passes, we put courts back in when it goes to the Lords. If it fails, we put entire amendment back in the Lords. 👏
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS blasts UK government's attempts to block a vote on the #GenocideAmendment as "arcane procedural games” that "demean democracy".
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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"Instead of a beacon of light and hope, today we have gone into the dark corridors of procedural purdah."
#IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS on government moves to block a vote on the IPAC backed #GenocideAmendment to the Trade Bill.
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VOTE RESULT: Government compromise amendment narrowly wins by 318 to 303 votes, defeating the #GenocideAmendment.
#IPAC UK members have vowed to continue working on the Genocide Amendment in the House of Lords.
Read our full press statement here: ipac.global/uk-government-… twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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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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Rebel MPs vow to fight on after UK government thwarts ‘genocide’ trade law | Politico
Featuring comment from #IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS on the #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill.
politico.eu/article/rebel-…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL pledges to continue struggle for the #GenocideAmendment in the House of Lords, aiming to give UK courts the powers to consider genocide cases.
Full story 👇smh.com.au/world/europe/b…
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The #GenocideAmendment comes to Australia. Thanks @ABCaustralia for shining a light on this.
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Breaking: Two Holocaust survivors ask @BorisJohnson for a meeting about the #GenocideAmendment ahead of the Commons vote. politico.eu/article/holoca…
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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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#GenocideAmendment update:
House of Lords debate and vote will be earlier than expected. Could begin around 13:40 - follow at the link below.
Vote will be closer this time: some peers have constitutional objections to sending things back too many times.
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/fa…
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Amidst the #GenocideAmendment debate it’s wonderful to have something positive to say about the government. This is fantastic work from @pritipatel 🔥🔥 twitter.com/hongkongarc/st…