Politicians and Alleged Conspirators in Jimmy Lai Case Condemn Coerced Testimony

PRESS RELEASE: On Wednesday 13th March, senior lawyer Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws KC, and Miriam Lexmann MEP, joined four of those accused of “conspiracy to undermine national security” in the Hong Kong trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai, published comments condemning alleged torture and coercion of a key prosecution witness. The politicians and alleged […]

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IPAC Statement on Forced Labour in the Chinese Toy Industry

We, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, express deep concern at reports of forced labour in the Chinese toy market. This industry, which produces over 70% of the world’s toys, is credibly accused of flooding the global toy market with toys produced using forced and child labour. If this weren’t serious enough, these products often pose […]

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BASF, Under Pressure, Agrees to Accelerate Withdrawal from Xinjiang Following Reports of Complicity in Uyghur Abuses

PRESS RELEASE: German chemical giant BASF has agreed to accelerate their withdrawal from Xinjiang, after reports exposed BASF partner, Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry, had been working with state officials to intimidate Uyghur and other minority groups.  BASF CEO, Martin Brudermüller, communicated the news to a group of IPAC politicians and advisors on a call on […]

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IPAC Members Campaign for German Chemicals Giant BASF to Withdraw from Xinjiang

On 2 February 2024, credible bombshell evidence was published in German media, thanks in part to IPAC Advisor Adrian Zenz, implicating the German chemicals giant BASF in gross abuses towards Uyghur and other predominantly Turkic minorities in the Xinjiang region of China. Following the news, 36 members of IPAC joined by 21 additional politicians, wrote […]

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