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2⃣Governments to revise their risk advice to businesses currently sourcing from areas affected by these schemes to keep supply chains free from Tibetan forced labor
3⃣Reciprocal access to Tibet in order to conduct an independent international investigation into the situation
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Our members from across the globe have joined together in calling for urgent action.
63 legislators representing 16 legislatures have signed our statement with four demands:
1⃣ Targeted Magnitsky-style sanctions upon those responsible for the abuses
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Coverage of our #IPAC 🇬🇧 letter to UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab requesting consular assistance for British Nationals (Overseas) arrested under Hong Kong's National Security Law.
The UK must stand firm in the face of baseless threats from the PRC.
thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/d…
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Signatories of the joint letter:
@MPIainDS
Baroness Kennedy
Lord Alton
@RhonddaBryant
@natalieben
@amcarmichaelMP
@JudithCummins
@DavidDavisMP
@Nus_Ghani
@DamianGreen
@imranahmadkhan
@timloughton
Craig Mackinlay MP
@IoWBobSeely
@AndrewSelous
@stephenctimms
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16 #IPAC 🇬🇧 members joined in asking the UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab to support British Nationals (Overseas) passport holders arrested under Hong Kong’s National Security Law.
The letter asks for comprehensive legal and consular assistance to all BN(O)s charged under #NSL.
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#IPAC advisor @benedictrogers highlights the repression of Catholics in China amidst a crackdown on religious freedoms.
foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/17/chi…
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Denmark joins legislators forming an international alliance on China | Altinget
altinget.dk/navnenyt/katar…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani leads UK parliamentary enquiry into suspected mass atrocities against #Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/…
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Uyghur activists hope for genocide ruling as tribunal takes up China's actions in Xinjiang | Taiwan News
Featuring comment from #IPAC advisor @MahmutRahima.
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4008455
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Chinese Australians scared to speak out for fear family members in China will be targeted | the Guardian
theguardian.com/australia-news…
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#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…
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En tværpolitisk og stærk gruppe på fire medlemmer af Folketinget har tilsluttet sig #IPAC for at sikre en konstruktiv og kritisk holdning til Kina fra Danmarks side. Læs @Ammitzboell_K, @uffeelbaek, @naserkhaderdk og Karsten Hønge i @berlingske:
berlingske.dk/kommentarer/kl…
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BREAKING: Denmark joins #IPAC, led by co-chairs @Ammitzboell_K (Conservative) and @uffeelbaek (Independent Greens), becoming the 1⃣8⃣th legislature represented in IPAC.
They are joined by fellow members of parliament Naser Khader and Karsten Hønge.
🇩🇰 Velkommen Danmark! 🇩🇰
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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.
theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…
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#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…
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"At the United Nations, Chinese authorities are trying to rewrite norms and manipulate existing procedures not only to minimise scrutiny of the Chinese government’s conduct, but also to achieve the same for all governments."
Report from @BrookingsInst.
brookings.edu/research/china…
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European lawmaker warns Europe to talk the truth about Beijing’s aggression | Asia News
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti.
asianews.it/news-en/Europe…
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Xinjiang: US to block some exports citing China's human rights abuses bbc.com/news/business-…
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We call on European leaders to insist upon the principles of reciprocity, sovereignty, and respect for human rights during the #EUChina summit.
These principles are not up for negotiation. They are foundational to ensuring fruitful relations between states. twitter.com/vonderleyen/st…
An international cross-party group of legislators working to reform the approach of democratic countries to China. Join us.