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#NEW! 🚨
Baroness Stroud lays amendment to the Procurement Bill - targeting 🇬🇧 dependency on 🇨🇳 and seeking to eradicate #Uyghur slavery from public procurement.
Every Bill is a China bill. #IPAC
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Parliamentarians call for sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials on 33rd anniversary of #4June | CNA
Coverage of #IPAC Hong Kong Legal Accountablity Campaign launch.
cna.com.tw/news/acn/20220…
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The visit of @mbachelet to #Xinjiang has concluded, amid widespread criticism.
It would appear that #IPAC’s fears regarding COVID restrictions and stage managed tours of detention facilities were well-founded. See below for statement 👇
politico.eu/article/un-mic…
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Urgent Question in the @UKParliament secured by #IPAC member @Nus_Ghani
Minister @amandamilling says in reply that the @GOVUK is watching @mbachelet visit to the Uyghur Region “very closely” and reiterates call for “unfettered access”.
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#IPAC statement on the #XinjiangPoliceFiles.
These revelations expose again the PRC government’s claims that the camps are for ‘re-education’ and ‘counter-terrorism’ purposes as a lie.
As @UNHumanRights visits the region, the PRC cannot be allowed to whitewash over the abuses.
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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…
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“Many have just been detained for ordinary outward signs of their Islamic faith”
#IPAC adviser @adrianzenz disturbing new research 👇 twitter.com/TheJohnSudwort…
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#IPAC statement on the arrest of Cardinal Zen, Margaret Ng, Denise Ho and other members of the 612 Humanitarian Support Fund.
IPAC calls on our governments to sanction new Chief Executive John Lee and all others responsible for this violation of international law in Hong Kong.
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#BREAKING:Belgian parliament passes motion calling for sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and other officials responsible for violations of international law in Hong Kong.
The motion passed unanimously and was led by #IPAC 🇧🇪co-chair @SamuelCogolati. twitter.com/SamuelCogolati…
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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…
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#BREAKING: Swiss Councillors back human rights sanctions bill with Russia, China under scrutiny.
The Swiss Foreign Affairs Committee approves a bill led by #IPAC🇨🇭member @FabianMolinaNR to establish a #Magnitsky style human rights sanctions regime.
blick.ch/politik/kommis…
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"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…
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UK universities have accepted more than £13 million from Chinese state run Confucius Institute programme | The Times
#IPAC member @StewartMcDonald warns the Chinese government directed programmes are 'misinformation networks operating in plain sight'.
thetimes.co.uk/article/china-…
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Chinese government's aggressive efforts to bring back fugitives grow more brazen | Washington Post
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti: "we should not extradite individuals into such an authoritarian system"
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/…
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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…
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New Zealand faces global pressure over move to let resident be extradited to China | The Guardian
#IPAC members write to 🇳🇿 Justice Minister @KrisinMana warning that the extradition would set a "chilling" precedent for Chinese diasporic groups globally.
theguardian.com/world/2022/apr…
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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/…
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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…
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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…
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#IPAC members from 20 countries have called on Saudi Arabia @KSAMOFA @KSAmofaEN to ensure Uyghurs are not deported to China, where they could face torture and arbitrary detention. twitter.com/SafeguardDefen…
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The Danish Parliament has unanimously approved #IPAC co-chair @uffeelbaek’s motion on the Chinese government’s sanctions against Lithuania.
The🇩🇰 Parliament called Beijing’s actions "unacceptable" and pledged for continued EU support towards🇱🇹.
ft.dk/samling/20211/…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL asks what contracts the UK government holds with chip-maker Newport Wafer Fab, and what risks this poses should sale to Chinese firm go ahead.
Former head of National Cyber Security Service head says NWF sale a "greater threat" than Huawei 5G.