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#IPAC statement on the arrest of trade unionist Leo Tang, citizen journalist Siu Wan and 4 others accussed of 'seditious intention' after applauding during a court case.
IPAC condemns these absurd charges, which demonstrate how far the rule of law has deteriorated in Hong Kong.
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UK House of Lords passes Lord Blencathra's #UyghurSlaveryAmendment to remove forced labour from NHS supply chains.
The Bill will now return to the Commons, where #IPAC members have shown cross-party support for the amendment.
#UnmaskSlavery
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📢BREAKING: #IPAC statement on the 23rd EU-China Summit 🇪🇺🇨🇳 signed by EU legislators.
IPAC calls on @eucopresident @vonderleyen @JosepBorrellF to make clear to PRC counterparts that its purported neutrality on #Ukraine gives Putin a carte blanche to escalate his barbaric acts.
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#BREAKING: #IPAC parliamentarians representing 13 legislatures call on Saudi Arabia to stop the forcible return of Uyghurs Nurmemet Rozi and Hemdullah Abduweli to China.
If forcibly returned, they could face torture and arbitrary detention.
@KSAMOFA @KSAmofaEN @SaudiEmbassyUK
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UK judges resign as Hong Kong legal experts says staying on may be seen as supporting crackdown | VOA
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Afzal4Gorton: British judges served as "window dressing" for brutal crackdown on all forms of political opposition in Hong Kong.
voachinese.com/a/uk-judges-le…
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Overseas judges in Hong Kong were “no longer acting as a moderating force, as the government has claimed, but giving a false sense of legitimacy to the Hong Kong government”.
Comment from #IPAC Hong Kong campaigns coordinator @chungchingkwong.
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
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#BREAKING: UK Government commits to review of NHS supply chains in relation to forced labour and modern day slavery.
The move comes in response to an all-party amendment led by Lord Blencathra and #IPAC members @DavidAltonHL @HelenaKennedyQC.
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UK judges quit Hong Kong court over security law | The Times
The resignation announcement came just before a Westminster Hall debate on the role of British judges in Hong Kong, which had been organised by #IPAC members @Siobhain_Mc and @MPIainDS.
thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-jud…
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Britain withdraws its judges from Hong Kong’s highest court | Washington Post
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Afzal4Gorton: "for too long British judges have served as window dressing for the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown”
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/…
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#BREAKING: UK Foreign Secretary supports the withdrawal of serving UK judges from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
The annoucement came moments before a debate in the Commons led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @Siobhain_Mc on the issue.
gov.uk/government/new…
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“If we protect Ukraine ... then I think that would be a lesson, a hard lesson, for the People’s Republic of China."
#IPAC co-chair @DSakaliene MP says Chinese government could be 'inspired' to take action against Taiwan if Russia succeeds in Ukraine.
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…
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British, Lithuanian MPs: Defending Ukraine is defending Taiwan | CNA News
#IPAC 🇱🇹🇬🇧members @DSakaliene @ZygisPavilionis @MPIainDS @DavidAltonHL @GeraintDaviesMP call for stronger committment to Taiwan in face of rising threats from Beijing.
cna.com.tw/news/aall/2022…
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A delegation led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @GeraintDaviesMP @DavidAltonHL have visited Vilnius to lead calls for the UK to back Lithuania 🇱🇹 as it comes under pressure from authoritarian regimes in both Russia 🇷🇺 and China 🇨🇳.
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UK considering ban on NHS procurement of goods made in Xinjiang | The Guardian
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani: "We have a duty to protect the NHS from involvement in the heinous things done to Uyghur people."
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
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"If I were extradited to face charges, would I be tried by one of the British judges who continue to sit in Hong Kong's courts?"
#IPAC adviser @benedictrogers writes after being warned by Hong Kong police over alleged violations of National Security Law.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/1…
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 member @RepYoungKim leads bi-partisan 'DICTATOR' Act to expose PRC support for Putin.
The act would require the US government to investigate how the Chinese government and its affiliates are helping Russia evade sanctions for Ukraine invasion.
youngkim.house.gov/media/press-re…
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📢#IPAC Secretariat update📢
We are delighted to welcome @chungchingkwong and @LauraHarth to the IPAC Secretariat to coordinate our campaigns on Hong Kong and Magnitsky-style legislation respectively.
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UK based @hk_watch human rights group accused of "foreign collusion" under Hong Kong National Security Law.
The group has been threatened with an HK$100,000 fine or three year jail sentence for its CEO and #IPAC adviser @benedictrogers.
reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
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Switzerland will consider joining the EU's WTO case against the Chinese government should initial dispute consultations fail.
The answer came in response to #IPAC🇨🇭co-chair @FabianMolinaNR regarding the PRC government's punitive trade sanctions issued against Lithuania.
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UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz mirrors #IPAC calls for democratic states to reduce strategic dependency on China in light of the CCP's increasingly assertive authoritarianism. twitter.com/BeijingToBrit/…
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Following credible reports that Putin delayed his invasion of 🇺🇦 at the request of Xi Jinping, now seems a good time to re-up the standing invitation for legislators to join #IPAC. #Standtogether
ipac.global/contact/member/
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The UK must stop purchasing healthcare equipment from states accused of genocide | Politics Home
#IPAC members @HelenaKennedyQC @DavidAltonHL
join all party amendment to block procurement of goods from regions at serious risk of Genocide.
#UnmaskGenocide
politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…
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#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
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Chinese Foreign Ministry says 'chickens will come home to roost' for #IPAC politicians following statement on the anniversary of the detention of the #HK47.
Threats will not stop us from speaking up for the #HK47 and all political prisoners in Hong Kong.
xinhuanet.com/english/202203…
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Push for Japan to adopt human rights centred diplomacy | Mainichi
Coverage of #IPAC calls for a tougher response to the Chinese government's abuses in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and elsewhere.
Featuring @ShioriYamao @SujeetKOfficial @MPIainDS @AkiraIgata
mainichi.jp/articles/20220…
