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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL secures Private Notice Question on reports of mass internment and torture of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
Lord Alton called on the UK to raise concerns at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council and to examine the findings of the @TribunalUyghur.
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China state TV channel CGTN enlists UK student influencers | The Times
China’s state TV station offers UK students chance to win thousands of pounds by becoming pro-Beijing social media influencers.
Featuring comment from #IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS.
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Belgium, Czech Republic Legislatures Pass Uyghur Genocide Declarations | RFA
#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati MP: “There can be no ‘business as usual’ with China while the Uyghur prison camps stay open.”
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Winter Olympics: Beijing furious following calls for boycott | RFI
Coverage of #IPAC calls for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics and coordinated action across 11 parliaments.
Featuring interview with IPAC 🇪🇺 MEP @EnginEroglu_FW.
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BREAKING: Belgian Parliament declares Uyghurs at serious risk of Genocide.
The motion led by #IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati calls on the Belgian government to terminate its extradition agreement with China and to block ratification of the EU-China #CAI investment deal. twitter.com/SamuelCogolati…
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President of the European Commission @vonderleyen echoes #IPAC calls for diversifying imports away from China.
#IPAC has called for democratic states to build alternative supply chains for critical goods and to block imports tainted by Uyghur forced labour. twitter.com/vonderleyen/st…
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President of the European Commission @vonderleyen echoes #IPAC calls for diversifying imports away from China.
#IPAC has called for democratic states to build alternative supply chains for critical goods and to block imports tainted by Uyghur forced labour. twitter.com/vonderleyen/st…
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#IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS secures debate in UK Parliament after Chinese govt. coerces family of Uyghurs giving evidence to the #UyghurTribunal to appear at a press conference.
@MPIainDS called for the UK govt. to give evidence to the Uyghur Tribunal and examine its findings.
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G7 commits to removing forced labor from global supply chains - U.S. says | Reuters
Ahead of the #G7Summit #IPAC co-chairs wrote to G7 leaders calling for measures to remove Uyghur forced labour from global supply chains.
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G7 backs fund to rival China's Belt and Road Initiative | BBC News
#IPAC was established to push democratic states to take a tougher stance against the Chinese Communist Party.
One year on, these calls are being echoed at the #G7Summit.
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The Czech Parliament has passed a motion calling for the Chinese government to end its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, referencing abuses including torture and organ harvesting.
The motion was backed by #IPAC 🇨🇿 Co-Chair @JanLipavsky.
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The G-7 Must Talk About 3 Urgent Asia Issues | The Diplomat
@benedictrogers writes on #IPAC calls for global supply chains reform in light of widespread Uyghur forced labour abuses.
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Letter led by #IPAC 🇫🇷 Co-Chairs @AndreGattolin @iflorennes92 to President @EmmanuelMacron calling for action on supply chains tainted by Uyghur forced labour ahead of the #G7Summit.
The letter was co-signed by IPAC G7 parliamentarians and sent to their respective leaders.
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China set to weigh heavy on Biden's first G-7 in Cornwall | Nikkei Asia
Coverage of #IPAC letter to G7 leaders calling for democracies to lead an infrastructure investment alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative ahead of #G7Summit.
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#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.
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Yesterday #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Tom_Randall MP secured a debate in the UK Parliament on human rights in Hong Kong, raising the case of Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee and others imprisoned.
👇Thread of contributions by #IPAC members (with gratitude to @hk_watch).
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Yesterday #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Tom_Randall MP secured a debate in the UK Parliament on human rights in Hong Kong, raising the case of Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee and others imprisoned.
👇Thread of contributions by #IPAC members (with gratitude to @hk_watch).
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BREAKING: #IPAC 🇬🇧 members call on UK PM @BorisJohnson to lead action on modern slavery in global supply chains ahead of #G7Summit.
The signatories call for the UK to blacklist firms failing to prove supply chains in the Xinjiang region are free from Uyghur forced labour.
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Global parliamentary alliance calls for reform of supply chains over forced labour issue in China | Asia News International
Coverage of #IPAC letter to leaders ahead of #G7Summit calling for a ban on goods produced with Uyghur forced labour.
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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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Bi-partisan resolution led by #IPAC 🇺🇸 member @RepYoungKim calls for Taiwan to take observer status in the @WHO and World Health Assembly.
The resolution has been supported by more than 100 members of the House.
#LetTaiwanHelp twitter.com/MOFA_Taiwan/st…
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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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Leaders across Europe, N America push for 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing Winter Olympics | Asia News International
Coverage of #IPAC #Beijing2022 action across 11 parliaments.
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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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Amid accusations of genocide from the West, China polices could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang | Reuters
#IPAC adviser @adrianzenz finds birth control policies could cut between 2.6 to 4.5 million Uyghur and minority births over 20 years.
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