IPAC Member Engin Eroglu MEP has led an open letter to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam following the forced closure of Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily. The signatories condemn the attacks on press freedoms in the city and call for the release of arrested journalists. A full copy of the letter is attached below. […]
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Statement on the closure of Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily
We, the Co-Chairs of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, deplore the forced closure of Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s last remaining major pro-democracy newspaper, following the freezing of its assets by the Hong Kong authorities. The attack on Apple Daily demonstrates the ruthless determination of the Chinese government to silence all dissenting voices in Hong Kong. […]
IPAC New Zealand MPs call for no extradition to China
Co-Chairs of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China Louisa Wall MP and Simon O’Connor MP have written to Minister of Justice Hon Kris Faafoi arguing against the extradition of New Zealand residents and citizens to China, in light of widespread secret trials, torture and other abuses in China’s judicial system. LETTER BEGINS Ministry of Justice Wellington […]
60 IPAC parliamentarians call for UN investigation into Uyghur Genocide
Over 60 parliamentarians from 18 parliaments have called for the UN to launch a Commission of Inquiry into alleged Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity taking place in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (XUAR), ahead of the a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next week. The letter, addressed to the […]
IPAC Newsletter 18 June 2021
IPAC G7 Summit impactIPAC was established to push democratic states to take a united stance on the challenges posed by the Chinese Communist Party. One year on, these calls were echoed at the G7 Summit. A number of points raised in a letter from the IPAC Co-Chairs to G7 leaders were answered at the G7 Summit, including: An […]
Belgian Parliament declares Uyghurs at risk of Genocide
The Belgian Parliament has declared Uyghurs and other minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) to be victims of Crimes Against Humanity and at serious risk of Genocide. The motion was passed with near unanimity, with only the Communist Party not voting in favour. The motion cites evidence documenting a dramatic decline in […]
Czech Senate declares China perpetrating Genocide on Uyghurs ahead of key vote in Belgian Parliament
The Czech Senate has voted unanimously on a motion labelling the Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities as amounting to Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. The move comes as the Belgian Parliament prepares for a showdown on a resolution condemning human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region tomorrow. The motion, […]
IPAC Newsletter 11 June 2021
IPAC LAUNCHES WINTER OLYMPICS ACTION ACROSS 11 PARLIAMENTSThis week IPAC Members announced a series of parliamentary actions addressing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in light of severe human rights abuses taking place in the Uyghur Region and elsewhere in China. In the United States a bipartisan resolution led by Representatives Tom Malinowski and Mike Gallagher called on the […]
Cross-party MPs slam UK government inaction on Uyghur forced labour ahead of G7 Summit
A cross-party group of 12 MPs and Peers have written to Boris Johnson criticising the Government’s failure to address widespread Uyghur forced labour in UK supply chains. The parliamentarians called on the Prime Minister to use the upcoming G7 Summit to join US-led efforts to ban imports of goods produced with Uyghur forced labour. The […]
Statement on the intimidation of Uyghur witnesses
Today the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region hosted a press conference claiming to feature the family and friends of Uyghur exiles abroad. Those present spoke against Uyghurs and other survivors who had recently provided testimony to the Uyghur Tribunal, an independent investigation into alleged Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity in the Uyghur Region. […]
