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Grateful to @GarnettGenuis who has secured an official parliamentary hearing into gross human rights abuses of Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang - as a follow up action to #IPAC commitments made in June. #StandTogether twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
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Excellent report from @Gabriel_Pogrund suggesting that the UK may SUSPEND its extradition treaty with #HongKong this week. Thank you to #IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS for tabling an amendment to the Extradition Bill last week and to @SarahChampionMP for supporting.
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Also superb to see U.K. based @ChinaResearchGp joining the #NoExtradition campaign! @hk_watch
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News from Japan! #IPAC Co-Chairs @ShioriYamao and Gen Nakatani announce the satellite group #JPAC - looking forward to other regions of #IPAC following their lead. #StandTogether twitter.com/ShioriYamao/st…
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Chinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming fails to explain new harrowing footage of #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang.
#IPAC is calling for an independent and impartial UN led investigation into alleged atrocities in the region.
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BREAKING: UK suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong.
#IPAC members have successfully campaigned for #NOEXTRADITION to Hong Kong in six countries:
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UPDATE: One month on from its launch #IPAC has led unprecedented coordinated global action on #HongKong and #Xinjiang.
Working with our 1⃣5⃣0⃣ members across 1⃣7⃣ parliaments we have:
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Today's announcement that the UK will be suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong was welcomed by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members in the House of Commons.
SNP MP @AlynSmith pressed for further action, with Magnitsky sanctions to be used against perpetrators of abuses in Xinjiang.
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BREAKING: Report commissioned by #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenatorMenendez claims China is "perfecting the tools of digital authoritarianism" at home and abroad.
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#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair Sen. @AndreGattolin calls on the EU to pass Magnitsky style legislation to use against individuals responsible for human rights abuses in #Xinjiang.
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Yesterday #IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @IrwinCotler gave evidence to a Parliamentary hearing on abuses against Muslim Uyghurs in #Xinjiang.
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"We need to show the same resolve against Beijing as we have mustered against Moscow’s many crimes"
#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS writes in the @Telegraph:
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"Our alliances, our partnerships, and the shared values on which they stand, and our reliability in the face of adversity are our special sauce for effective global leadership"
#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenatorMenendez to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee:foreign.senate.gov/press/ranking/…
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Apple, Nike face pressure over China Uighur ties – BBC News.
#IPAC advisor @xu_xiuzhong has been leading research on the use of forced labour in #Xinjiang.
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Research of #IPAC advisor @adrianzenz referenced in the @guardian editorial, contributing to mounting evidence of human rights abuses in the region.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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