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EU ambassadors OK human rights sanctions on China | Politico
#IPAC 🇪🇺 members have repeatedly called for the EU 'Magntisky' act to be used against Chinese officials perpetrating abuses on #Uyghurs.
politico.eu/article/eu-amb…
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#IPAC 🇩🇪 co-chair @MargareteBause MdB calls for political leaders to not attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, to signal concern with the Chinese government's abuses of #Uyghurs and violations of international law. twitter.com/MargareteBause…
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A new report published by @SafeguardDefend reveals that Chinese courts have a conviction rate of 99.96%.
The report comes ahead of the trial of Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, currently held hostage by the Chinese government.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/presum…
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#IPAC 🇮🇹 co-chair Sen. @LucioMalan questioned Carlo Pettinato, Head of Investment Policy at the European Commission DG Trade, on the EU-China #CAI investment deal.
Malan questioned the access given to state censored Chinese media to the EU, with much EU media blocked in China.
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“Now my children are in the hands of the Chinese government and I am not sure I will be able to meet them again”
Uyghur children sent to 'orphan camps' | the Times
thetimes.co.uk/article/china-…
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The Czech Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs labels China's treatment of Uyghurs "inhumane", in a motion led by #IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chair @JanLipavsky MP.
Full text of the motion: psp.cz/sqw/text/text2…
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"the Government is hiding behind the fiction of an imaginary judicial mechanism that will hold the CCP accountable for its genocide of the Xinjiang Uighurs."
#IPAC member @DavidAltonHL on the UK government's attempts to wreck the #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill. twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/s…
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UK spy agencies push for curbs on Chinese ‘smart cities’ technology | Financial Times
Intelligence chiefs fear Beijing could use it for espionage or the collection of sensitive data.
ft.com/content/47c9b2…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex:
EU sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Uyghur abuses must be followed by sanctions on those who have dismantled Hong Kong's democracy.
scmp.com/news/china/dip…
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PM Boris Johnson’s China policy riddled with contradictions | Sunday Guardian
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @RhonddaBryant
MP writes on the UK government's #IntegratedReview strategy paper.
sundayguardianlive.com/world/integrat… via @SundayGuardian
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‘Horror and torture’: Uighur woman reveals truth about China’s genocide | Sky News Australia
Featuring an exclusive interview with #IPAC advisor @MahmutRahima.
skynews.com.au/details/_62423…
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenatorMenendez leads bi-partisan legislation to assist Taiwan 🇹🇼 in obtaining observer status at the World Health Assembly, a move which Beijing has repeatedly blocked.
menendez.senate.gov/newsroom/press…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 member @EnginEroglu_FW:
After addressing dire situation in Xinjiang, EU must now also sanction Chinese officials responsible for violations of international law in Hong Kong.
Open letter signed by 15 IPAC EP and EU members. twitter.com/EnginEroglu_FW…
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#BREAKING
Today the EU 🇪🇺 and the UK 🇬🇧 have announced sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for gross human rights violations against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
This follows months of campaigning from IPAC members across the UK and the EU. (1/3)
politico.eu/article/eu-imp…
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#BREAKING
Canada 🇨🇦 joins the EU 🇪🇺, the UK 🇬🇧 and the USA 🇺🇸in sanctioning Chinese officials for abuses against Uyghur Muslims.
@GarnettGenuis MP and @IrwinCotler have led #IPAC 🇨🇦 members in calling for these moves.
Announcement:
canada.ca/en/global-affa… twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab pays tribute to #IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS on efforts to secure sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Xinjiang abuses.
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#IPAC member @RhonddaBryant MP:
Action on Xinjiang must be followed up by sanctions on officials responsible for Hong Kong crackdown, calls for Parliament to have a greater role in the Magnitsky human rights sanctions regime.
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Led by #IPAC 🇮🇹 Co-Chairs @LucioMalan & @rampi Italian MPs & MEPs strongly denounce Chinese sanctions imposed on colleagues.
“Intimidating measures hold no place in a global rule-of-law based order. We will not be silenced and stand firmly with our colleagues for human rights.”
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The UK will have a "two tier system" for genocide determination if it refuses to examine alleged genocide against Uyghurs.
#IPAC member @Nus_Ghani MP moves the #GenocideAmendment in the Commons.
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#IPAC member @ShabanaMahmood MP accuses the Government of "rank hypocrisy" on its policy towards genocide determination.
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#BREAKING: The UK government has narrowly avoided defeat on #GenocideAmendment to the Trade Bill by 319 to 297 votes.
Major concessions won by #IPAC include sanctions on Chinese officials guilty of Uyghur abuses and new mechanisms for genocide investigations. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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EU-China #CAI deal on 'life support' after China sanctions EU parliamentarians, including four #IPAC 🇪🇺 members.
politico.eu/article/china-…
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China retaliates after US, EU and UK impose sanctions | Financial Times
Beijing imposes travel bans on several #IPAC parliamentarians and advisors after co-ordinated sanctions against treatment of Uyghurs.
ft.com/content/278716…
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EU sanctions against China for the first time in 30 years | Nikkei Asia
Featuring calls from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex MEP to bring forward sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for the dismantling of democracy in Hong Kong.
nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO…
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