Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on ChinaVarmennettu tili

... No matter what national or party affiliation we hold, we are united in condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s abuses against the Uyghurs and other groups.” (2/2)

#IPAC Co-Chair Senator @kimbakit “Today’s vote in the British Parliament is a clear sign that the world is waking up to the suffering of the Uyghur people. The international community can no longer be idle in the face of this brutal repression... (1/2)

...Condemning the abuses is not enough. So long as governments fail to take meaningful action to hold those responsible to account then these atrocities will continue. We only need to look to history to see where this ends." (2/2)

#IPAC member @YasminQureshiMP: “Today’s vote must mark a turning point. No one can still deny the scale of the abuses taking place in the Xinjiang region.” "That this government is pursuing deeper trade ties with China while these abuses continue is unthinkable.”

#IPAC Co-Chair @DSakaliene: "I come from a family of political prisoners and exiles - we will never forget the Soviet Communist regime and their Gulag system. Thus the sanctions and threats by the Chinese Communist regime do not scare us ... (1/2)

... we shall stay strong demanding that Gulag-like Laogai camps shall be dismantled". (2/2)

#IPAC Co-Chair @GarnettGenuis MP: “Today’s vote is another milestone in the long road for justice for the Uyghur people. One by one democratic parliaments around the world are beginning to recognise that the suffering of the Uyghurs is nothing short of genocide."

#IPAC co-chair @IrwinCotler: We are delighted to see the UK Parliament join the US, Canada and the Netherlands with today's historic declaration. The government should heed the call and work common cause with allies to establish a fact-finding mission... (1/2)