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Canada urges UK 'do right thing' - China is to blame for Uighur genocide | The Express
Featuring comment from #IPAC members @Nus_Ghani and @DavidAltonHL in support of revised #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill.
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本日は世界女性デーです。 #JPAC の連携先である #IPAC 共同議長国の女性議員たちによるメッセージムービーが公開されました。#IWD2021 #StandwithUyghurs twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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This International Women's Day, join us in standing in solidarity with the Uyghur and minority women of Xinjiang.
The world cannot allow the suffering of these women any longer.
📽️Watch our statement from Parliamentarians across the #IPAC🌍network.
#IWD2021 #StandwithUyghurs
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#IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair Senator @malcolmbyrne calls for the Seanad to debate Ireland's response to the mass arrests of opposition politicians and undermining of the electoral system in Hong Kong.
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Yesterday #IPAC Japan co-chairs Rep. Gen Nakatani and Rep. @ShioriYamao were honoured to host a meeting between Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and IPAC co-chairs. twitter.com/ShioriYamao/st…
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Polish courts block the extradition of Swedish citizen Li Zhihui to China, after two years in detention.
Li's extended detention underscores the importance of #IPAC calls for democratic countries to suspend extradition treaties with Hong Kong and China.
#NoExtradition twitter.com/SafeguardDefen…
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Minister Wu participated in a briefing/Q&A for the @ipacglobal co-chairs. He urged more cooperation between like-minded countries in defending freedom, democracy, human rights & rules-based order. We appreciate #IPAC's concern over the #Taiwan🇹🇼 #FreedomPineapple ban by #China.
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The Co-Chairs were delighted to host Joseph Wu, the Foreign Minister of Taiwan, today for a briefing followed by Q&A. IPAC looks forward to deepening its friendship and partnership with Taiwan which is coming under increasing pressure from Beijing. #StandTogether #IPAC
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 member @EnginEroglu_FW MEP criticises the EU's Hong Kong Office @EUinHKandMO for providing a platform to pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip, supporter of the Chinese government's crackdowns in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. twitter.com/EnginEroglu_FW…
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#IPAC advisor @MahmutRahima echoes IPAC calls for legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity after reports document state-run schemes to forcibly uproot and assimilate Uyghurs and other minority groups in the Xinjiang region.
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BREAKING: #IPAC statement on new evidence of coercive labour transfer schemes in the Xinjiang region.
We call for:
👉Legal investigations into crimes against humanity and genocide from the UN and individual states
👉 Moving supply chains away from Uyghur forced labour abuses
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“If we only react when Xi Jinping has completely shackled the formerly free city of Hong Kong it will be too late. That day is getting closer with every wave of repression."
#IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ MdB on the charging of 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians and activists. twitter.com/GydeJ/status/1…
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"A common threat requires a united international response. We cannot let our political differences split our response to China’s assertive authoritarianism."
🇮🇪 Senators @barrymward
@malcolmbyrne write on the launch of #IPAC in Ireland's Oireachtas.
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#BREAKING Ireland joins the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, led by co-chairs Sen. @barrymward and Sen. @malcolmbyrne.
#IPAC now works across 20 legislatures on 5 continents.
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#IPAC 🇫🇷 members @AndreGattolin, @OlivierCadic and @VALLINIAndre met with Taiwan Ambassador to France François Wu.
The Senators voiced their support for Taiwan's participation in the WHO, INTERPOL and other multilateral organisations. twitter.com/OlivierCadic/s…
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The Dutch Parliament declares the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs as a Genocide, in a resolution backed by #IPAC 🇳🇱 co-chairs @Martijncda MP and @HenkKrol MP.
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chair Louisa Wall MP calls for New Zealand to enact modern slavery legislation to prevent the import of goods tainted by #Uyghur forced labour.
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 members @AnnaFotyga_PE MEP and @MiriamMLex MEP lead calls for sponsors to drop support for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on human rights concerns.
The signatories call on sponsors to "prevent the Chinse Communist Party from exploiting these games for their own gain." twitter.com/AnnaFotyga_PE/…
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"The experts have spoken, the survivors have spoken and now Parliament has spoken."
#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @GarnettGenuis MP on the declaring of #UyghurGenocide by Canada's Parliament.
Genuis calls for Xinjiang import restrictions and targeted sanctions in response to the abuses. twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
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“It is about time that the German government realised that actors for the Chinese government could pose a threat to exiled Hong Kongers.”
#IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ MdB on an interior ministry report on Chinese state intimidation of activists in Germany.
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"Silence is tacit consent."
#IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata writes in Sankei Shimbun calling for Japan to take a tougher stance on the Chinese government's abuse of human rights in Xinjiang.
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"The Genocide Convention is about preventing atrocities, not waiting to count the bodies."
#IPAC co-chair Baroness Kennedy highlights the testimony of Uyghur women in building evidence for alleged genocide in Xinjiang.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL: The UK government's attempts to build trade cooperation with China contradicts its claims that it will not pursue trade agreements with states accused of genocide.
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EU mulls action on China amid Hong Kong crackdown | Politico
#IPAC calls for #NoExtradition to Hong Kong considered by European governments.
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Holocaust survivors urge Boris Johnson to stand up for Uighurs as genocide law fight resumes | Politico
#GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL returns to the House of Lords today.
politico.eu/article/holoca…