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BREAKING: IPAC co-chairs call on G7 leaders to reform global supply chains in light of widespread forced labour abuses in the Uyghur Region.
Parliamentarians from 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸 call for supply chain transparency and bans on forced labour imports ahead of #G7Cornwall Summit.
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Breaking: UK declares breach of Sino-British Joint Declaration over disqualification of Hong Kong legislators.
We call on the UK government to now act urgently to hold China to account for its violations of international law. twitter.com/DominicRaab/st…
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US senators seek to declare Uighur 'genocide’ by China in bipartisan push | the Guardian
Coverage of resolution co-sponsored by #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chairs @SenatorMenendez and @SenRubioPress.
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#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @IrwinCotler leads calls to release jailed Chinese dissident Wang Bingzhang to receive medical treatment and contact with family.
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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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"Xi knows what is happening. Xi is responsible. But will he ever see repercussions?"
The truth about China’s genocide against the Uighurs | the Spectator
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#IPAC 🇳🇱 co-chair @Martijncda MP raises concerns to the Dutch Foreign Minister on #Huawei Uyghur face recognition technology, calls for the Netherlands and Europe to blacklist #Hikvision and other companies complicit in Xinjiang abuses: cda.nl/vanhelvert/nie…
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Today UK parliamentarians debated the National Security and Investment Bill.
#IPAC member @Nus_Ghani MP voiced security concerns around data harvesting by Chinese social media firms, who by law are required to hand over data to the Chinese government if requested.
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Parliamentary committee led by #IPAC 🇦🇺 members Sen. @kimbakit and @SenatorAbetz receive testimony from Australia's Uyghur community, hearing evidence of “intimidation and harassment” from the Chinese government.
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LIVE: UK parliamentarians debate calls for sanctions on China for abuses against Uyghur Muslims.
#IPAC member @amcarmichaelMP urges the UK to use its position on the UN Security Council to lead international efforts to make legal determinations on genocide in Xinjiang.
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Coverage of #IPAC 🇳🇱 co-chair @Martijncda's press conference yesterday with Uyghur survivors of Xinjiang's prison camps.
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Beijing unanimously approves Hong Kong election overhaul, reducing democratic representation | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP hongkongfp.com/2021/03/30/bre…
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Great to see @thetimes supporting our call for #NoExtradition to Hong Kong:
"The treaty reflected confidence that the rule of law held sway and anyone facing charges could be sure of a fair trial. Those conditions are no longer assured."
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Major breakthrough for #IPAC campaign on #Beijing2022 Olympics as US expected to announce diplomatic boycott of the Games.
#IPAC has campaigned for officials to decline invitations to the Games in light of widespread abuses.
#NoRightsNoShow
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#IPAC 🇫🇷co-chair @AndreGattolin calls on Foreign Minister @JY_LeDrian to suspend the France-China extradition treaty in light of the undermining of the rule of law in Hong Kong.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 MPs questioned @HSBC representatives over the bank's freezing of accounts belonging to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists.
IPAC member @IoWBobSeely MP to HSBC: "Do you understand the difference between being ethical and being legal?"
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Dutch parliament says China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide | Al Jazeera
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BREAKING: #IPAC statement on the passing of Hong Kong's 'patriot' electoral reform laws.
IPAC condemns attempts to turn Hong Kong into a fabricated and hollowed out democracy.
Democracies must take joint punitive economic actions to hold the Chinese government accountable.
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Study reveals the scale of China's expanded programme of mass internment of religious and ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.
3⃣8⃣0⃣ internment camps exist in the region.
1⃣0⃣0⃣ more than previously thought.
1⃣4⃣ more still under construction.
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"This is no longer only about Hong Kong – it is about freedom itself."
#IPAC advisor @benedictrogers calls for a global response to the exlcusion of elected opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong.
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EU should not rush investment deal with China | EU Observer.
"From Beijing's perspective, having the EU sign an investment treaty ... amounts to a strong endorsement of its political trajectory, if not an encouragement to behave more assertively."
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