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"This is another example of the Chinese state denying genocide, despite it being glaringly obvious that the Chinese Communist Party are orchestrating the systematic eradication of the Uyghur."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @imranahmadkhan MP questions UK Minister for Asia Nigel Adams MP. twitter.com/imranahmadkhan…
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Former European Commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker slams EU-China deal as ‘cheap’ on labour standards.
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Australian politicians condemn “profoundly distressing” Uyghur detention camps in China | the Market Herald
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chairs Sen. @kimbakit and @SenPaterson.
themarketherald.com.au/australian-pol…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti MEP questions Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in a virtual meeting:
👉 Should your government be sanctioned under the EU's human rights sanctions regime?
👉 Why are your police targeting elected Danish Lawmakers on false charges? twitter.com/bueti/status/1…
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A resolution proposed by #IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene calling for international legal investigations into alleged crimes against humanity and genocide in Xinjiang passes the Lithuanian Seimas National Security and Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees.
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Lawmakers Urge Probe of Xinjiang Genocide Amid Reports of ‘Systematic’ Rape in Internment Camps | RFA
rfa.org/english/news/u…
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Uyghur advocates speak out after horrifying accounts of rape and torture in Xinjiang camps in China | ABC news
abc.net.au/news/2021-02-0…
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Johnson faces Commons defeat as rebels stand against China’s ‘genocide’ | Sunday Times
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL all-party amendment to the Trade Bill will be debated in the UK Parliament this week.
thetimes.co.uk/article/johnso…
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#IPAC co-chair 🇪🇺 Lexmann warns the EU against ignoring the human rights implications of the EU-China #CAI investment deal:
"The EU cannot reward bad behaviour, nor can we afford to compartmentalise our policies and instruments."
neweurope.eu/article/europe…
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#BREAKING: Over 50 IPAC parliamentarians write to HSBC Group Chairman Mark Tucker demanding the unfreezing of accounts belonging to exiled Hong Kong former legislator @tedhuichifung.
The parliamentarians represent the major political groupings in 16 democratic legislatures.
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Full story: Pressure grows on HSBC over Hong Kong activist Ted Hui - Global politicians demand bank accounts unfrozen | the Times.
thetimes.co.uk/article/pressu…
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Formal legal opinion concludes there is a 'credible case' China is carrying out a genocide against Uyghur Muslims.
The decision opens the way for the Uyghur case to be heard by UK High Courts if the #GenocideAmendment passes in the UK House of Commons.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-559732…
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“All five categories of genocide behaviour, according to the Genocide Convention, are already in play in Xinjiang province."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @RhonddaBryant MP urges the British Olympics Association to call for a #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics venue change.
theguardian.com/world/2021/feb…
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"We need a new effort to prod China into taking a different approach.”
#IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata on proposals led by the Japan Parliamentary Alliance on China to pass a Japanese Magnitsky human rights sanctions regime.
asahi.com/sp/ajw/article…
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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/…
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UK ministers accused of 'engineering' vote on genocide claims | the Guardian
UK Government moves to prevent a vote on the cross-party #GenocideAmendment to Trade Bill proposed by #IPAC members, avoiding likely defeat.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS blasts UK government's attempts to block a vote on the #GenocideAmendment as "arcane procedural games” that "demean democracy".
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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Japan Parliamentary Alliance on China #JPAC hears evidence from Uyghur groups in light of revelations of systemic torture and sexual abuse in Xinjiang prison camps. twitter.com/Japan_pac/stat…
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"Instead of a beacon of light and hope, today we have gone into the dark corridors of procedural purdah."
#IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS on government moves to block a vote on the IPAC backed #GenocideAmendment to the Trade Bill.
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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…
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chairs @SenRubioPress and @SenatorMenendez lead the reintroduction of the bi-partisan Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act.
This legislation seeks to ensure Hong Kong protestors at risk of persecution are eligible for Priority 2 Refugee status.
rubio.senate.gov/public/index.c…
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Rebel MPs vow to fight on after UK government thwarts ‘genocide’ trade law | Politico
Featuring comment from #IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS on the #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill.
politico.eu/article/rebel-…
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China and Russia aggressively targeting Canadians, CSIS director warns | Global News
Reveals 'Operation Fox Hunt', the Chinese Communist Party’s scheme to silence opposition to its rule by using fear and intimidation against dissidents internationally.
globalnews.ca/news/7629494/c…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL pledges to continue struggle for the #GenocideAmendment in the House of Lords, aiming to give UK courts the powers to consider genocide cases.
Full story 👇smh.com.au/world/europe/b…
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