The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) expresses grave concern at the recent escalation of military threats against Taiwan by the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The actions of the PRC military have been the most provocative in decades, with live fire exercises across the Taiwan Strait, repeated sending of warplanes across the […]
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IPAC statement on the UN Human Rights Committee review of Hong Kong
IPAC STATEMENT ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE PERIODIC REVIEW OF HONG KONG The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) welcomes the concluding observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee fourth periodic review of Hong Kong’s commitments under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and fully supports its recommendations. The review confirms […]
IPAC statement on further evidence of abuses committed by the XPCC
STATEMENT ON FURTHER EVIDENCE OF ABUSES COMMITTED BY THE XINJIANG PRODUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION CORPS A paper published today by Sheffield Hallam University has revealed further evidence detailing the role of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) in implementing the Chinese government’s brutal campaign of persecution against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities […]
Statement on the 23rd anniversary of the persecution of the Falun Gong
Today marks the solemn anniversary of the beginning of the Chinese government’s brutal campaign of persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. 23 years later, we remember all those in China who have been denied freedom of religious belief. Over the past two decades, hundreds of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been imprisoned, with many subjected […]
IPAC statement on the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong and 2nd anniversary of the National Security Law
On 1 July, 1997, Hong Kong was handed over to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from the United Kingdom under the conditions set out in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. The Joint Declaration provides for fundamental rights, a high degree of autonomy and the “one country, two systems” in Hong Kong. 25 years later, […]
European Parliament calls for new sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Xinjiang atrocities
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY 09 JUNE 2022 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR NEW SANCTIONS ON CHINESE OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR XINJIANG ATROCITIES Following the release of the Xinjiang Police Files, an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament adopted its strongest language yet concerning the ongoing gross human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region […]
IPAC launches Hong Kong Legal Accountability Campaign
PRESS RELEASE IPAC LEGISLATORS VOW TO HOLD HK OFFICIALS LEGALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN HONOUR OF TIANANMEN MASSACRE VICTIMS The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has called for governments to audit assets held by Chinese and Hong Kong officials abroad to pave the way for targeted economic sanctions against those responsible for violations […]
IPAC statement on the release of the Xinjiang Police Files
STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF THE XINJIANG POLICE FILES Today, we have seen further evidence of the Chinese government’s systematic, brutal and relentless persecution of the Uyghurs and other minoritized groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Internal police files, analysed by IPAC adviser Professor Adrian Zenz and released by the BBC, document in unprecedented […]
IPAC MPs warn of ‘sham’ Xinjiang investigation ahead of UN visit
Legislators belonging to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) have warned that the Chinese government is likely to use its restrictive COVID-19 measures to prevent the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet from making a meaningful investigation into the alleged human rights abuses against Uyghurs during her visit to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous […]
Statement on the arrest of Cardinal Zen, Margaret Ng, Denise Ho and other members of the 612 Humanitarian Support Fund
IPAC STATEMENT ON THE ARRESTS OF A SCHOLAR, BARRISTER, CARDINAL, FORMER LEGISLATOR AND POP SINGER IN HONG KONG The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) condemns the arrest of the trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Support Fund: scholar HUI Po-Keung, renowned barrister Margaret NG, Cardinal Joseph ZEN, former Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, […]
