1601
China’s nominee wins Interpol seat despite concerns of human rights groups | South China Morning Post
#IPAC: “Hu’s election gives the PRC government a green light to continue using Interpol as a vehicle for its repressive policies globally"
scmp.com/news/china/dip…
1602
Congratulations to #IPAC 🇬🇧 Co-Chair Baroness (Helena) Kennedy for being included in the BBC 100 Women 2021 list of inspiring and influential women 👏👏
bbc.co.uk/news/world-595… twitter.com/IBAHRI/status/…
1603
Bristling against the West, China rallies domestic sympathy for Russia | The New York Times
"China’s Communist Party is mounting an ideological campaign aimed at officials and students. The message: The country will not turn its back on Russia."
nytimes.com/2022/04/04/wor…
1604
Chinese government forces 2,500 ‘fugitives’ back from overseas during pandemic | The Guardian
Chinese government uses family intimidation and kidnappings to coerce opponents to return to China, says new report from @SafeguardDefend.
theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…
1605
In Saudi Arabia, the hunt for Uyghur Muslims is on | Libération
#IPAC has joined global calls for Saudi Arabia to block the forcible return of Uyghurs to China, where they would be at risk of torture.
liberation.fr/international/…
1606
Full story: ‘Where is Andy Li?’: Campaign for missing HK activist | Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au/world/europe/w…
1607
UN rights chief’s visit to China will be held in ‘closed loop’, Beijing says | The Guardian
Coverage of warnings from 40 #IPAC members that the Chinese government could use COVID restrictions to prevent meaningful access to the Uyghur Region.
theguardian.com/world/2022/may…
1608
In a joint press conference the Lithuanian and UK parliamentarians called for democratic states to call out the Chinese government's failure to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and to join efforts to hold Russian officials responsible for suspected war crimes.
1609
Today the UK House of Commons debated amendment led by #IPAC member @DamianGreen to extend the BN(O) visa scheme to Hong Kongers born after the 1997 handover.
Cross-party backers will now take the proposal to the House of Lords.
Thread of debate and government concession👇 twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
1610
UK Minister for Asia @amandamilling says @UNHumanRights visit to China did not provide the full, unfettered access to the Uyghur Region required to investigate human rights abuses.
The answer comes in response to concerns raised by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @HelenaKennedyQC.
1611
VOTE RESULT: Government compromise amendment narrowly wins by 318 to 303 votes, defeating the #GenocideAmendment.
#IPAC UK members have vowed to continue working on the Genocide Amendment in the House of Lords.
Read our full press statement here: ipac.global/uk-government-… twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
1612
#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
1613
🚨 IPAC member @Nus_Ghani demands @tiktok_uk answers questions in @UKParliament after @BuzzFeed investigation exposes data transfer to China. 👇
spectator.co.uk/article/china-…
1615
🇨🇳State media @globaltimesnews attacks #IPAC again; misrepresents the purpose of #IPACRome
globaltimes.cn/page/202110/12…
1616
Globe and Mail | Legislators from 20 countries meet in Rome ahead of #G20 IPAC co-chair @GarnettGenuis: Canada cannot return to business as usual while Canadian nationals remain arbitrarily detained in China. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic… #IPACRome
1617
Microsoft’s LinkedIn Accused by Noted China Critic of Censorship | Bloomberg
Move raises concerns over LinkedIn policies outside China.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
1618
#IPAC member @ShabanaMahmood MP accuses the Government of "rank hypocrisy" on its policy towards genocide determination.
1619
#IPAC Member @Wera_Hobhouse MP:
"Western democracies need to be showing a united front against the Chinese Communist Party's attempt to silence historical truth."
Calls for the UK to support a UN Special Rapporteur to monitor human rights in Hong Kong.
1620
Veteran Hong Kong journalist Allan Au arrested by national security police | Hong Kong Free Press
Award winning journalist arrested for allegedly conspiring to publish 'seditious' materials in a further crackdown on press freedoms in Hong Kong.
hongkongfp.com/2022/04/11/bre…
1622
"the Chinese government is ramping up military actions against Taiwan and providing implicit support to Russia’s senseless aggression against Ukraine”
#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati previews the #IPAC22DC Summit with @politico @nicolle_liu.
politico.com/newsletters/po…
1623
#IPAC adviser @AkiraIgata speaks to Asahi TV, warning that over-reliance on China for critically important goods could leave countries vulnerable to the Chinese government's coercive diplomacy.
Full interview 👇 twitter.com/hst_tvasahi/st…
1624
🇩🇰 Letter to Moroccan Ambassador to Denmark Ms Raja Ghannam signed by MP @uffeelbaek.
1625
Czech Foreign Minister and former #IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chair @JanLipavsky confirms that no members of the Czech government will be attending the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
#NoRightsNoShow
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