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Italy's Foreign Affairs Committee set to debate motions led by #IPAC 🇮🇹 members declaring the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs to be a genocide.
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Will Europe recognize the Uyghur genocide? | Domani
Coverage of efforts led by #IPAC UK 🇬🇧 and Italy 🇮🇹members to secure parliamentary recognition of #UyghurGenocide.
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‘Break their roots’: New report details Chinese authorities’ alleged torture, rape of Uighur women | Sydney Morning Herald
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @SenPaterson: Australia's lack of Magnitsky legislation a “gap in our sanctions framework that must be filled”.
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"Isn't it time to impose Magnitsky sanctions?"
#IPAC Co-Chair Baroness Helena Kennedy calls on the UK to act on Chinese and Hong Kong government officials responsible for "grave and repeated breaches of the Sino-British Joint Declaration."
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL raises the case of sentenced Hong Kong activists Martin Lee, Margaret Ng and Jimmy Lai in the UK House of Lords.
Lord Alton urges the UK government to call out the Chinese government's violations of international law on Hong Kong at the UN.
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#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati MP leads a resolution calling on the Belgian Parliament to recognise Chinese state persecution of Uyghurs as a Genocide.
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Companies criticize China's alleged treatment of Uyghur Muslims | CBS News
Featuring comment from #IPAC adviser @AkiraIgata on growing calls for Japan to develop a Magnitsky style targeted human rights sanctions regime.
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‘There’s a duty to confront evil’: the Irish politicians standing up to the Chinese Communist Party | Independent
Featuring interviews with #IPAC 🇮🇪 members @barrymward @malcolmbyrne @SenatorMcDowell @MlMcNamaraTD on the launch of IPAC Ireland.
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“What we see happening before our very eyes is the dismantling of freedom and democracy."
#IPAC 🇨🇦 member @SenatorHousakos condemns the sentencing of nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists for taking part in a peaceful protest.
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Over 20 #IPAC 🇬🇧 members among 100 MPs and peers urging UK PM @BorisJohnson to impose sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for the crackdown on Hong Kong's pro-democracy campaigners.
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Cross-party parliamentary association on human rights diplomacy led by #IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chairs Rep. @ShioriYamao and Rep. Gen Nakatani launches English website, link below 👇👇
@JinkenGaikou @Japan_pac twitter.com/JinkenGaikou/s…
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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.
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Over 20+ #IPAC 🇬🇧 members join one hundred MPs and Peers in calling on @BorisJohnson to issue sanctions on Hong Kong officials responsible for the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
Signatories also back sanctions on Chen Quanguo, Party Secretary of the XUAR. twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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"Talking about crimes against humanity no longer does justice to the gravity and scale of human rights abuses against Uyghurs."
#IPAC 🇪🇺 MEP @EnginEroglu_FW speaks to Formiche as the Italian parliament debates a #UyghurGenocide motion.
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“We want to work with and support the 1.2 million Chinese descendants who live in Australia and make them feel fully and equally participants of our democracy."
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @SenPaterson on efforts to counter anti-Chinese racism.
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chair Rep. Gen Nakatani calls for Japan to ratify the Genocide Convention and implement a Magnitsky-style targeted sanctions regime as part of a renewed "human rights diplomacy".
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton MP secures debate on Chinese government sanctions on UK citizens, says sanctions are a "badge of honour" for speaking out on Uyghur abuses.
"We sanctioned parliamentarians have been fortified to call out the abuses of this totalitarian government."
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Debate on #UyghurGenocide motion led by #IPAC 🇮🇹 member @PaoloFormentin1 MP postponed as political groupings continue negotiations. twitter.com/LauraHarth/sta…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs @MiriamMLex @AnnaFotyga_PE @RihoTerras lead cross-party letter supporting trans-Atlantic cooperation on telecommunications development in Central and Eastern Europe.
The signatories call for alternatives to China's 5G technology, citing security concerns. twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chair @SenPaterson speaks out against anti-Asian racism:
It is "morally abhorrent" to blame the Chinese people for the actions of the Chinese Communist Party.
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenatorMenendez announces major bi-partisan China legislation.
The Bill calls for the US to take a leading role in international organizations and for a values driven approach to abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chairs Rep. @ShioriYamao and Rep. Gen Nakatani launch @JinkenGaikou.
The cross party group of 76 parliamentarians looks to develop Japan's human rights diplomacy, amidst calls for a Japanese 'Magnitsky' targeted human rights sanctions regime. twitter.com/JinkenGaikou/s…
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Resolution led by #IPAC 🇫🇷 Senators @AndreGattolin @OlivierCadic @VALLINIAndre calls for Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization, Interpol and other forums.
The authors say the "side-lining" of 🇹🇼 harms the international community.
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Vote on #UyghurGenocide motion proposed by #IPAC 🇮🇹 member @PaoloFormentin1 postponed after extended debate.
Italy's Foreign Affairs Committee will continue to debate whether to label the treatment of Muslim Uyghur minorities as a "genocide".
Full story: politico.eu/article/italy-… twitter.com/LauraHarth/sta…
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Despite threats, Lithuania moves to recognise Uyghur genocide | LRT
#IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene: "We will not be intimidated" by Chinese government sanctions on parliamentarians speaking out against Uyghur abuses.
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