1501
Whips accused of 'bullying' rebels over anti-genocide Trade Bill amendment | the Telegraph
UK Government moves to block cross-party #GenocideAmendment
to Trade Bill proposed by #IPAC members.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
1502
ICC receives evidence of forced deportation of Uighurs from Tajikistan | Irish Times
Dossier raises question of whether new prosecutor will open investigation to challenge China.
irishtimes.com/news/world/asi…
1503
Humo interview with #IPAC 🇧🇪 Belgium co-chair @SamuelCogolati on prevalence of #Hikvision surveillance cameras in Belgian government buildings.
Cogolati: Belgium too "naive" about risk of Chinese government surveillance through Chinese tech firms.
humo.be/achter-het-nie…
1504
Parliament's 'odd couple' on China | Newsroom
Interview with #IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chairs Louisa Wall MP and Simon O'Connor MP on cross-party efforts in the New Zealand parliament to build New Zealand's Magnitsky human rights sanctions regime.
newsroom.co.nz/pro/parliament…
1505
Why is Japan cautious about taking stance on alleged Uyghur human rights abuse by China? | Mainichi
Featuring comment from #IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata
mainichi.jp/english/articl…
1506
Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific @SKinnock calls on the Government to back IPAC all-party #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill, allowing UK courts to rule on genocide and opening a route for justice for Uyghurs and other groups.
1507
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/…
1508
BREAKING: UK House of Commons unanimously passes #IPAC member @Nus_Ghani motion calling on the UK government to make an urgent assessment on whether Uyghurs are at risk of Genocide.
The motion asks for the government to publish the report within 2 months.
Debate highlights👇 twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
1509
#LIVE #IPAC 🇬🇧 parliamentarians debate reports of forced labour in Tibet, as revealed by IPAC advisor @adrianzenz.
Watch now: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/1d…
1510
#IPAC 🇸🇪 members @JoarForssell and @KerstinLundgren: Swedish government must not play a part in the Chinese government's 'propaganda machine' by attending the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
#NoRightsNoShow
ttela.se/nyheter/sverig…
1511
As INTERPOL meets for its 89th General Assembly, Uyghur activist #IdrisHasan continues to fight extradition to P.R. China following a since cancelled INTERPOL Red Notice request.
#IPAC has called on Morocco to release Hasan, who could face torture if extradited. twitter.com/SafeguardDefen…
1512
Airbnb hosts Xinjiang rentals on land owned by sanctioned group | Axios
#Beijing2022 sponsors @Airbnb let over a dozen homes on land owned by the XPCC, an entity sanctioned by the US government for complicity in abuses against Uyghurs.
axios.com/airbnb-xinjian…
1513
📢#IPAC is hiring!
✊Hong Kong Campaigns Coordinator
💻Responsibility for advocacy, research and communications
🌏Flexible location
More information and how to apply 👇
ipac.global/vacancies/
1514
A “catastrophic attack on the separation of powers”.
See IPAC’s statement on the NPC’s interpretation of the Hong Kong National Security Law.
⚖️ Foreign judges must leave
📜Remaining extradition treaties must be revoked
🚫Those responsible must face sanctions.
1516
UN accused of colluding with Chinese government to delay Xinjiang human rights report until after Beijing Winter Olympics | SCMP
#IPAC has joined calls for @UNHumanRights Chief @mbachelet to release a report on Uyghur human rights ahead of #Beijing2022.
scmp.com/news/china/art…
1517
EU makes late bid to rival China on the Silk Road | Politico
Ursula von der Leyen to unveil €300 billion spending plan amid warnings of the Belt and Road's 'debt traps' and 'data traps'.
Comment from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti
politico.eu/article/eu-mak…
1518
IPAC Weekly Newsletter | 01 October 2021
Debt trap diplomacy exposed — UK pushes out China nuclear — Belgian MPs under pressure from Beijing
Read in full 👉ipac.global/ipac-newslette…
1519
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…
1520
Premier League games pulled in China over Ukraine support | The Times
Censors pulled the plug on broadcasts of Premier League matches last weekend over displays of support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
thetimes.co.uk/article/china-…
1521
Communication to Hong Kong authorities from UN Human Rights expert confirms that:
👮♂️NSL is in violation of Hong Kong's commitments under the ICCPR
🇨🇳 NSL cases considered in mainland China must still have ICCPR rights guaranteed.
🔗spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/…
1522
Growing cross party support for #IPAC calls for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Next week the House of Commons will debate a motion led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton calling on UK officials to refuse invitations to the games.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
1523
Reuters | Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu @MOFA_Taiwan urges 'freedom-loving countries' to work in collaboration against the rising threat of the People's Republic of China.
reuters.com/article/taiwan…
#IPACRome #G20
1524
Amid accusations of genocide from the West, China polices could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang | Reuters
#IPAC adviser @adrianzenz finds birth control policies could cut between 2.6 to 4.5 million Uyghur and minority births over 20 years.
news.trust.org/item/202106062…
1525
On the #IPAC Co-Chairs call last night:
👉Legislators from 14 parliaments on 4 continents
👉Former PM of Denmark and @NATO Sec Gen @AndersFoghR
👉The person who saw through the recent US Genocide determination @KelleyCurrie
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