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#IPAC 🇸🇪 co-chair @IsaLann1 adds her support to the #FreeChinaHostages campaign. twitter.com/IsaLann1/statu…
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#IPAC statement on PRC military aggression in the Taiwan Strait.
The PRC's aggressive military response to legitmate foreign visits is disproportionate and wholly unjustified.
IPAC continues to work to deepen relations between international legislators and Taiwan counterparts.
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#IPAC 🇦🇺 member @kevinandrewsmp leads Human Rights Sub-Committee report calling for Australia to introduce a Magnitsky human rights sanctions regime.
The proposals would allow the Australian government to target perpetrators of grave human rights abuses.
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Pressure on Johnson to toughen stance on PRC over Peng Shuai episode | The Guardian
#IPAC 🇬🇧 Member @timloughton:
"Against this background, lending our stamp of approval to the Beijing Olympics is simply unthinkable.”
#NoRightsNoShow #WhereIsPengShuai
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
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【速報】#IPAC 共同議長がG7首脳に、ウイグル地域での広範な強制労働や虐待を踏まえたグローバルサプライチェーンの改革を要請。
日本からは中谷元・山尾志桜里（@ShioriYamao)共同議長が署名しました。 twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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"Silence is tacit consent."
#IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata writes in Sankei Shimbun calling for Japan to take a tougher stance on the Chinese government's abuse of human rights in Xinjiang.
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"the Government is hiding behind the fiction of an imaginary judicial mechanism that will hold the CCP accountable for its genocide of the Xinjiang Uighurs."
#IPAC member @DavidAltonHL on the UK government's attempts to wreck the #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill. twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/s…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 members among over 50 parliamentarians calling for EU Member States to stage a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Failure to do so would be a 'carte blanche' for the Chinese government to continue its crackdown and abuses.
euractiv.com/section/china/…
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Earlier #IPAC member @GeraintDaviesMP had urged the Foreign Secretary to implement Magnitsky sanctions on Carrie Lam and tighten capital flows to Hong Kong from the City of London in response to breaches of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 MEP @hildevautmans:
"China has killed democracy in Hong Kong and Xi Jinping has made it very clear that Taiwan is the next station."
"A China that tramples on human rights cannot be a close partner to the EU."
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti MEP questions Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in a virtual meeting:
👉 Should your government be sanctioned under the EU's human rights sanctions regime?
👉 Why are your police targeting elected Danish Lawmakers on false charges? twitter.com/bueti/status/1…
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 members @SenRubioPress and @ChrisCoons lead bi-partisan legislation expediting refugee applications from Uyghurs and other groups.
The Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act would grant Priority 2 refugee status to those fleeing Xinjiang.
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
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China's ambassador Zheng Zeguang banned from UK Parliament | BBC News
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani: "Sanctioning MPs is a direct threat to Parliament and our democracy."
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Aussie super funds cop heat for Chinese investments | The Australian
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit calls for firms to examine whether investments could be enabling abuses in the Uyghur Region and Hong Kong, following latest report from @hk_watch.
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 Representatives @Malinowski and @RepGallagher have submitted a resolution urging the International Olympic Committee to move the #Beijing2022 Winter Games.
The announcement comes alongside coordinated action on the Beijing Olympics by IPAC members in 11 parliaments. twitter.com/RepMalinowski/…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL:
Will the UK honour its obligations under international law to act to prevent Genocide, at the instant it learns of a serious risk of Genocide?
UK government response to conclusion of the @TribunalUyghur debated in the House of Lords.
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Chinese government confirms sanctions on #IPAC 🇧🇪Co-Chair @SamuelCogolati announced in March this year.
The move comes in response to the Belgian parliament declaring Uyghurs to be victims of Crimes Against Humanity and at serious risk of Genocide.
scmp.com/news/china/dip…
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Swiss Foreign Affairs Commission calls for the Switzerland - China Free Trade Agreement to be updated to include a binding chapter on human rights.
The motion was led by #IPAC 🇨🇭 member @WalderNicolas MP and will proceed to a debate in parliament.
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Lawmakers in 10 countries take action against 2022 Beijing Olympics | Taiwan News
Coverage of #IPAC campaign on #Beijing2022 Olympics, in light of ongoing severe human rights concerns.
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4217931
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BREAKING: IPAC to gather in Rome for G20 counter-meeting.
#IPAC legislators will meet in Rome ahead of the #G20 Leaders summit to call for a tougher response to the Chinese government's abuses.
Interested journalists get in touch👋
Press release 👇
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In a debate on the UK's #magnitskysanctions on human rights abuses and corruption, #IPAC Co-Chair @MPIainDS asked the UK government why it is lagging behind allies when it comes to sanctioning human rights abusers in China, Hong Kong and the region.
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China’s cotton trade: Boycotts give hope to Uighurs but companies take a hit | Irish Times
#IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair Senator @malcolmbyrne calls on clothing manufacturers to ensure supply chains are free of forced labour abuses against Uyghurs.
irishtimes.com/business/china…
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Lithuania pursues Taiwan ties despite Chinese economic sanctions | RTI
Interview with #IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene on why Lithuania is choosing to #StandWithTaiwan.
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Leaders across Europe, N America push for 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing Winter Olympics | Asia News International
Coverage of #IPAC #Beijing2022 action across 11 parliaments.
aninews.in/news/world/asi…