The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) placed an advocacy ad on the issue of #China’s #HumanRights abuses of #Xinjiang #Uyghur in two Japanese national dailies, Yomiuri Shimbun and Sankei Shimbun, on the October 23rd... en.jinf.jp/suggestion/arc…
For the past year I've closely followed @PeteButtigieg's historic presidential campaign after @jeffreychngo told me about him. This thread documents his support for #HongKong at every turn. He also cares deeply about #Xinjiang and #Taiwan. twitter.com/jeffreychngo/s…
1/ Think Tank @ASPI_org found that over 80000 #Uyghurs as forced labour from #Xinjiang’s #ReEducationCamp are forced to work in factories for 83 well-known global brands, including @Apple, @BMV, @Gap, @Nike, @Samsung, @Sony, @volkswagen and #Huawei.
Important update on efforts to secure justice for #Xinjiang atrocities. forbes.com/sites/ewelinao…
Wow, a sitting U.S. Senator called @NBA out for allowing players to wear only pre-approved political slogans on their jerseys that DON'T address human-rights abuses in #HongKong and #Xinjiang. Then @wojespn replied to his office's e-mail with two words: "fuck you". Just insane! twitter.com/HawleyMO/statu…
Chinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming fails to explain new harrowing footage of #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang. #IPAC is calling for an independent and impartial UN led investigation into alleged atrocities in the region. ipac.global/campaigns/uygh… twitter.com/BBCPolitics/st…
UPDATE: One month on from its launch #IPAC has led unprecedented coordinated global action on #HongKong and #Xinjiang. Working with our 1⃣5⃣0⃣ members across 1⃣7⃣ parliaments we have: 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇨🇿🇩🇪🇪🇺🇫🇷🇮🇹🇯🇵🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇳🇿🇸🇪🇨🇭🇺🇬🇬🇧🇺🇸 twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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[🗳️Popular vote] Shall the UK govt enact Magnitsky Act to sanction the Chinese & HK officials who are responsible for the human rights violations in #Xinjiang and #HongKong ? 🔥
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5. We then moved on to discuss Beijing's record of human-rights abuses in such frontier territories as #Xinjiang and #Tibet. These are places world leaders ought not to neglect as they consider their next steps in strengthening democracy against Chinese authoritarian expansion.
#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair Sen. @AndreGattolin calls on the EU to pass Magnitsky style legislation to use against individuals responsible for human rights abuses in #Xinjiang. fr.news.yahoo.com/ou%C3%AFghours…
Yesterday #IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @IrwinCotler gave evidence to a Parliamentary hearing on abuses against Muslim Uyghurs in #Xinjiang. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…
Apple, Nike face pressure over China Uighur ties – BBC News. #IPAC advisor @xu_xiuzhong has been leading research on the use of forced labour in #Xinjiang. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…
BREAKING: #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs lead calls for the EU to demand a UN led investigation into human rights abuses against #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang and to consider a Global Human Rights Sanctions Mechanism for Chinese government officials responsible.
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«Nineteen Eighty-Four» is a cautionary tale.⚠️ But #CCP is using it as the blueprint for a totalitarian regime in #Xinjiang.🤐 Technology should be utilised to promote freedom, democracy & human rights — not censor & surveil.🔥 Read my @NAR interview.🔽 asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…
#IPAC 🇪🇺🇫🇷 member @rglucks1 announces campaign for EU legislation to prevent human rights abuses in fashion supply chains, including the use of #Uyghur forced labour in #Xinjiang. twitter.com/rglucks1/statu…
Further disturbing evidence of government birth suppression campaigns against #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang. Featuring comment from #IPAC advisors @MahmutRahima and @adrianzenz. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/30…
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3/ One of the laboratories, Sunrise Diagnostic Centre, is owned by BGI that is subject to #US’s sanction for involving in human rights crackdown in #Xinjiang and collecting DNA data from #Uyghurs.
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2. ... disqualifying pro-democracy runners from elections, arresting students for online speeches, wanting non-Chinese activists overseas, building a city-wide DNA database just like #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang, to paving ways to impose a rubber-stamp legislature under its full control
More concerning reports of #Uyghur birth repression in #Xinjiang. #IPAC calls for a UN led investigation into mass atrocity crimes in the region. rfa.org/english/news/u…
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4. #CCP-funded courses also function as #China's propaganda arms, with their teaching materials legitimizing #Beijing’s human rights violations in #Uyghur re-education camps in #Xinjiang and stigmatizing #HK democracy movements. news.com.au/finance/busine…
UK parliamentarians lead condemnation of human rights abuses against #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang in a letter to the Chinese Ambassador to the UK. #IPAC is leading calls for independent investigations into allegations of mass atrocity crimes in the region. twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
#IPAC 🇺🇸 members @SenatorMenendez @SenRubioPress @RepGallagher @Malinowski sign cross-party statement raising concerns around links between #Mulan and government bodies responsible for human rights abuses in #Xinjiang.
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani leads open letter calling for the UK government to use Magnitsky sanctions against perpetrators of human rights abuses in #Xinjiang. twitter.com/Nus_Ghani/stat…
#IPAC 🇪🇺 members have consistently called for a new EU 'Magnitsky' sanctions regime to hold perpetrators of human rights abuses in #Xinjiang and #HongKong to account. Great to see momentum gathering behind our campaign. uk.reuters.com/article/eu-com…
Strong statement by @GermanyUN Amb. Heusgen on behalf of 39 countries during #UNGA's 🇺🇳 3rd Committee. #Taiwan🇹🇼 adds its voice to the call for upholding autonomy, rights & freedoms in #HongKong, as well as respecting HK judicial independence & #HumanRights in #Tibet & #Xinjiang. twitter.com/GermanyUN/stat…