1001
Pacific Islands need to ‘respond urgently’ to Chinese military expansion | Newsroom NZ
#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chairs @IngridLeary MP and Simon O'Connor MP warn that attempts to "militarise the Solomon Islands by stealth" are a threat to regional security.
newsroom.co.nz/pacific-island…
1002
Multinational lawmakers urge world not to forget Chinese government threats against Taiwan as Olympics begin | CNA
Coverage of #IPAC #Beijing2022 #NoRightsNoShow campaign.
cna.com.tw/news/aipl/2022…
1003
China’s nominee wins Interpol seat despite concerns of human rights groups | South China Morning Post
#IPAC: “Hu’s election gives the PRC government a green light to continue using Interpol as a vehicle for its repressive policies globally"
scmp.com/news/china/dip…
1004
Congratulations to #IPAC 🇬🇧 Co-Chair Baroness (Helena) Kennedy for being included in the BBC 100 Women 2021 list of inspiring and influential women 👏👏
bbc.co.uk/news/world-595… twitter.com/IBAHRI/status/…
1005
In Saudi Arabia, the hunt for Uyghur Muslims is on | Libération
#IPAC has joined global calls for Saudi Arabia to block the forcible return of Uyghurs to China, where they would be at risk of torture.
liberation.fr/international/…
1006
UN rights chief’s visit to China will be held in ‘closed loop’, Beijing says | The Guardian
Coverage of warnings from 40 #IPAC members that the Chinese government could use COVID restrictions to prevent meaningful access to the Uyghur Region.
theguardian.com/world/2022/may…
1007
UK Minister for Asia @amandamilling says @UNHumanRights visit to China did not provide the full, unfettered access to the Uyghur Region required to investigate human rights abuses.
The answer comes in response to concerns raised by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @HelenaKennedyQC.
1008
Today the UK House of Commons debated amendment led by #IPAC member @DamianGreen to extend the BN(O) visa scheme to Hong Kongers born after the 1997 handover.
Cross-party backers will now take the proposal to the House of Lords.
Thread of debate and government concession👇 twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
1009
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…
1010
#IPAC🇬🇧members @HelenaKennedyQC @DavidAltonHL sponsor all-party amendment to Health and Care Bill to stop the #NHS from procuring from areas at serious risk of Genocide.
The UK's PPE supply chains have been linked to forced labour abuses in the #Uyghur Region.
#UnmaskGenocide
1011
🇨🇳State media @globaltimesnews attacks #IPAC again; misrepresents the purpose of #IPACRome
globaltimes.cn/page/202110/12…
1012
#IPAC member @ShabanaMahmood MP accuses the Government of "rank hypocrisy" on its policy towards genocide determination.
1013
#IPAC Member @Wera_Hobhouse MP:
"Western democracies need to be showing a united front against the Chinese Communist Party's attempt to silence historical truth."
Calls for the UK to support a UN Special Rapporteur to monitor human rights in Hong Kong.
1014
"the Chinese government is ramping up military actions against Taiwan and providing implicit support to Russia’s senseless aggression against Ukraine”
#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati previews the #IPAC22DC Summit with @politico @nicolle_liu.
politico.com/newsletters/po…
1015
#IPAC adviser @AkiraIgata speaks to Asahi TV, warning that over-reliance on China for critically important goods could leave countries vulnerable to the Chinese government's coercive diplomacy.
Full interview 👇 twitter.com/hst_tvasahi/st…
1016
Czech Foreign Minister and former #IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chair @JanLipavsky confirms that no members of the Czech government will be attending the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
#NoRightsNoShow
ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3433312…
1017
Jacinda Ardern under pressure to stop extradition of New Zealand resident to China | Sky News
#IPAC co-chair Simon O’Connor MP says he “doesn’t have confidence” in the Chinese Communist Party controlled judicial system.
skynews.com.au/opinion/andrew…
1018
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @ShabanaMahmood MP:
"The world keeps saying 'never again' in relation to genocide and yet they reoccur with shocking, depressing familiarity.
China is the most striking example of the failures of the international system."
1019
"In 2008 the Chinese government politicised the Olympics, we should learn from that."
#IPAC 🇨🇿 @PavelFischer cites Russia's human rights abuses at the Sochi 2014 Olympics and calls for Czechia to back the #Beijing2022 diplomatic boycott.
#NoRightsNoShow
plus.rozhlas.cz/senator-fische…
1020
Supreme Court decision to allow extradition to China causes global concern | Stuff NZ
#IPAC New Zealand co-chairs Simon O'Connor MP and Louisa Wall MP have warned that the case could set a precedent for politically motivated extraditions to China.
stuff.co.nz/national/china…
1021
Amendment co-sponsored by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @DavidAltonHL and Baroness Kennedy aims to prevent health procurement from regions linked to suspected genocide.
If succesful, the amendment could see the UK government instructed to assess whether #Uyghurs are at risk of Genocide.
1022
Dependence on PRC imports makes Belgium vulnerable | De Tijd
#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @ElsVanHoofcdenv calls for Belgium to reduce its trade dependency on P.R. China, following IPAC report highlighting vulnerabilities in supply chains of organic chemicals.
tijd.be/politiek-econo…
1023
Four Uyghurs held in Saudi Arabia at risk of extradition to China | RFA
Coverage of #IPAC calls on Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal to stop the forcible return of the Uyghurs, who may face torture and arbitrary detention in China.
@KSAmofaEN
rfa.org/cantonese/news…
1024
"I think it is a sanction against the European Parliament."
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chairs @MiriamMLex and @bueti speak to The Parliament Magazine one year after receiving sanctions from the Chinese government for advocating for Uyghur human rights.
theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/a…
1025
“Many have just been detained for ordinary outward signs of their Islamic faith”
#IPAC adviser @adrianzenz disturbing new research 👇 twitter.com/TheJohnSudwort…