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Statement on passage of national security law for Hong Kong | Beehive.govt.nz beehive.govt.nz/release/statem…
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chairs Rep. @ShioriYamao and Rep. Gen Nakatani launch cross-party parliamentary group to establish a Japanese "Magnitsky Act" to sanction individuals and organisations involved in human rights abuses.
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G7 backs fund to rival China's Belt and Road Initiative | BBC News
#IPAC was established to push democratic states to take a tougher stance against the Chinese Communist Party.
One year on, these calls are being echoed at the #G7Summit.
bbc.com/news/world-us-…
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Belgian Parliament formally votes to declare Uyghurs at "serious risk of Genocide" and victims of Crimes Against Humanity.
#IPAC co-chair @SamuelCogolati has called on the 🇧🇪 Government to fulfil obligations under the Genocide Convention and act to prevent further atrocities. twitter.com/SamuelCogolati…
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Chinese government official threatens #IPAC UK member @Nus_Ghani MP after publishing a report on Uyghur slave labour.
The report called for tougher penalties on firms using Uyghur forced labour supply chains. twitter.com/Nus_Ghani/stat…
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Australia’s proposed Magnitsky-style sanctions law could target Beijing for its crackdown on dissent in Xinjiang and Hong Kong | SCMP
Coverage of efforts led by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chairs @kimbakit @SenPaterson on Australia's human rights sanctions regime.
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chair @ShioriYamao calls for Japan to pass mandatory human rights due diligence legislation after major fashion firms accused of using Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang supply chains. twitter.com/ShioriYamao/st…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺🇸🇪 member @LegaSve MEP urges Europe to wake up to the security threat posed by Huawei and other Chinese tech firms.
"The Chinese Communist regime spreads disinformation and propaganda and conducts extensive espionage on European soil."
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 members @DavidAltonHL
@amcarmichaelMP call on the UK government to follow sanctions on Belarus with action on Chinese government officials responsible for abuses in the Uyghur Region and Hong Kong.
politicshome.com/news/article/l…
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UK MPs call for more sanctions as report reveals China's 'cultural erasure' strategies in Tibet | The Telegraph
Coverage of #IPAC open letter led by @timloughton MP calling for action on Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses in Tibet.
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China Targets Muslim Women in Push to Suppress Births in Xinjiang | New York Times
"In most of China, women are being urged to have more babies, to shore up a falling birth rate. But in Xinjiang, they are being forced to have fewer."
nytimes.com/2021/05/10/wor…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair Baroness Helena Kennedy QC gives evidence to the Belgian Parliament on human rights abuses against Uyghurs.
Baroness Kennedy calls on the Belgian Parliament to recognise Uyghurs as victims of a state perpetrated Genocide. twitter.com/SamuelCogolati…
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#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @IrwinCotler on "clear and compelling" evidence for a genocide against #Uyghurs in Xinjiang and comparison to past genocides:
"these genocides were preventable. Nobody could say we did not know. We knew, and we did not act. Just as now we know and we must act." twitter.com/EvanSolomonSho…
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Coverage of #IPAC campaign to show #SolidarityWithAustralia and buy Australian wine featured on the frontpage of @theage.
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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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Earlier @nathanlawkc addressed the crowds, calling on democratic countries to unite in defence of democratic values.
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Growing calls for Australia to impose diplomatic boycott on 2022 Beijing Olympics | SBS News
Coverage of #IPAC actions across 11 parliaments calling for leaders to decline invitations to attend the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
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BREAKING: IPAC 🇬🇧 #GenocideAmendment narrowly defeated by 319 votes to 308.
#IPAC members from all parties will now work to bring a revised amendment to be re-tabled in the House or Lords.
Full statement 👉ipac.global/uk-government-…
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EU set to ban 'high risk' artificial intelligence technologies widely used in Chinese state digital surveillance systems | Politico
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BREAKING: Uganda joins #IPAC with Co-Chairs Lucy Akello MP and Thomas Tayebwa MP.
IPAC members now represent five continents #StandTogether
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In dieser dunklen Stunde stehen wir an der Seite Hongkongs. IPAC-Mitglieder aus 14 Parlamenten weltweit fordern die sofortige und bedingungslose Freilassung der inhaftierten Hongkonger Aktivist*innen und Journalist*innen.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton MP secures debate on Chinese government sanctions on UK citizens, says sanctions are a "badge of honour" for speaking out on Uyghur abuses.
"We sanctioned parliamentarians have been fortified to call out the abuses of this totalitarian government."
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EU slams China’s ‘authoritarian shift’ and broken economic promises | Politico
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Activists arrested in Greece over Beijing Olympic boycott demo | Hong Kong Free Press
#IPAC adviser @jooeysiiu among those targeted at #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics demonstration, with calls for protection for activists at risk of extradition to China.
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