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Today the European Parliament debates a resolution on abuses against Uyghurs, calling for sanctions on Chinese government officials.
#IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs @bueti @MiriamMLex @EnginEroglu_FW @guyverhofstadt have played a critical role in writing this resolution.
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Momentum builds behind #IPAC 🇮🇹 #UyghurGenocide resolution as US Secretary of State backs labelling the labelling of China's state persecution of Uyghurs as a genocide.
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#IPAC statement on the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong and the 2nd anniversary of the National Security Law.
25 years later, Hong Kong is no longer the city we once recognised.
Governments must act to hold the PRC accountable.
Statement: ipac.global/ipac-statement…
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#IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ MdB asks State Secretary Markus Kerber whether the German government is considering staging a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics, in light of severe human rights abuses in the Uyghur Region.
Full response 👉dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/306/193…
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Fears over Chinese spying lead to calls for UK ban on DiDi Global ride-hailing app | The Times
Featuring questions from #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @YasminQureshiMP @timloughton on Chinese government access to sensitive user data.
thetimes.co.uk/article/fears-…
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Board of Deputies of British Jews back #IPAC 🇬🇧 #StopGenocideTrade amendment to the Trade Bill, which would give courts power to rule on genocide.
The amendment has received cross party support and will be voted on in the UK House of Commons next week.
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
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#IPAC UK MPs joined with Uyghur activists in a show of solidarity ahead of a vote to recognise the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs as a genocide.
Follow the debate live from 14.45 (BST): parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/0a…
@timloughton @MPIainDS @Nus_Ghani @MahmutRahima
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"Our alliances, our partnerships, and the shared values on which they stand, and our reliability in the face of adversity are our special sauce for effective global leadership"
#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenatorMenendez to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee:foreign.senate.gov/press/ranking/…
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Boris Johnson orders review of Beijing takeover of British tech company | SMH
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chairs @kimbakit, @SenPaterson:
“In some countries, like China, there are really no strictly private companies immune from state direction"
smh.com.au/world/europe/b…
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G7 communique on China echoes calls led by #IPAC for Taiwan's 🇹🇼 "meaningful participation" in the World Health Organization @WHO and World Health Assembly.
#LetTaiwanHelp #WHA twitter.com/StuartKLau/sta…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL leads House of Lords debate on the Genocide of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Region.
Alton calls for sponsors to withdraw from the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics in light of the PRC government's abuses in the Uyghur Region. twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/s…
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"Donald Trump and Joe Biden don't agree on much but both of their administrations have now recognised that Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China are being subject to ongoing genocide."
#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @GarnettGenuis MP urges Canada to declare a 'genocide' against Uyghurs. twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
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40 countries call for UN to be granted meaningful access to investigate abuses in Xinjiang, in a statement delivered to the Human Rights Council.
Last week #IPAC called on HRC members to back investigations into alleged genocide in the Uyghur Region.
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex leads letter to EU leaders calling for solidarity with Lithuania as it withstands pressure from Beijing.
"failing to respond to the PRC's actions would embolden it to engage in further coercion against Lithuania or any other EU member state" twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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Chinese government official threatens #IPAC UK member @Nus_Ghani MP after publishing a report on Uyghur slave labour.
The report called for tougher penalties on firms using Uyghur forced labour supply chains. twitter.com/Nus_Ghani/stat…
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British MPs urge government to block Chinese chips takeover bid | Politico
Featuring comment from #IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS.
politico.eu/article/britis…
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chairs Louisa Wall MP and Simon O'Connor MP and @Billbrowder drive efforts to build New Zealand's 'Magnitsky' human rights sanctions regime.
Wall: democratic countries increasingly "all on the same page" on targeting human rights abusers.
newsroom.co.nz/absurd-for-nz-…
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House unanimously passes Uyghur forced labor bill | Axios
The legislation will ban imports from Xinjiang unless goods can be proved to be free of Uyghur forced labour.
Congratulations to #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenRubioPress for leading the campaign.
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"It’s time to crack down on human rights abuse and corruption"
#IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS and @RhonddaBryant write for the The Times on how the UK Parliament's new Magnitsky Sanctions Regime APPG can target perpetrators of abuse in China and Hong Kong.
thetimes.co.uk/article/its-ti…
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"To lay such a Christmas present under Xi Jinping's Christmas tree after the year that we've had with China, that is quite a stretch"
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti MEP gives interview on EU-China #CAI investment deal.
businessinsider.com/china-human-ri…
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European Parliament to vote on freezing China deal | Politico
The EP is expected to pass a motion pushing to formally freeze the EU-China #CAI investment deal, after Beijing's sanctions on #IPAC members and EU lawmakers for speaking out on Uyghur abuses.
politico.eu/article/europe…
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#IPAC 🇧🇪 and 🇮🇹 members @SamuelCogolati @ElsVanHoofcdenv @G_Dallemagne and @LucioMalan co-sign letter backing Taiwan to participate in the @WHO.
"we should not let any political doctrine stand in the way of a more comprehensive effort to fight the pandemic."
#LetTaiwanHelp twitter.com/_TheFormosaClu…
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More coverage of #IPAC Italy's efforts to ensure Hong Kong remained top of the agenda when Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Thank you to our 🇮🇹 members @LucioMalan @rampi @bobogiac @PaoloFormentin1 @EnricoBorghi1 👏👏
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The Belgian MP who challenges Beijing over the fate of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang | Le Monde
#IPAC 🇧🇪 Co-Chair @SamuelCogolati MP speaks to Le Monde about attempts to recognise the persecution of Uyghurs as a genocide.
lemonde.fr/international/…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 member @EnginEroglu_FW:
After addressing dire situation in Xinjiang, EU must now also sanction Chinese officials responsible for violations of international law in Hong Kong.
Open letter signed by 15 IPAC EP and EU members. twitter.com/EnginEroglu_FW…