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Select Committee
Lancaster University
DED0023 - Defending Democracy

Written Evidence Mar. 26 2024

Inquiry: Defending Democracy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: citizens from afar, with minimal cost.[7] Chinese political activists and persecuted groups including Uyghurs


Lords Chamber
Cybersecurity and UK Democracy - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) non-financial interests as a patron of Hong Kong Watch and vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Uyghurs - Speech Link


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 20 2024

Source Page: UN Human Rights Council 55: Item 4 General Debate
Document: UN Human Rights Council 55: Item 4 General Debate (webpage)

Found: Another Permanent Member, China, continues to persecute Uyghurs and Tibetans.


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill - Wed 20 Mar 2024

Mentions:
1: Fraser, Murdo (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) middle east and elsewhere; Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya population; and China’s treatment of the Uyghurs - Speech Link


Bill Documents
18 Mar 2024 - Briefing papers
Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 13
Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL] 2023-24

Found: of Commons has resolved that several other actions constitute genocide, including the treatment of Uyghurs


Select Committee
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Oral Evidence Mar. 12 2024

Inquiry: The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: The only reason people do not talk about Xinjiang and the Uyghurs is because of China.


Select Committee
International Institute for Strategic Studies, and Kings College London

Oral Evidence Mar. 12 2024

Inquiry: The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: The only reason people do not talk about Xinjiang and the Uyghurs is because of China.


Select Committee
Mykola Kuleba, Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) at University College London (UCL), and Shahida Tulaganova

Oral Evidence Mar. 12 2024

Inquiry: The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: The only reason people do not talk about Xinjiang and the Uyghurs is because of China.


Written Question
Forced Labour: China
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent Human Rights Watch research that suggests several major carmakers could be complicit in abuse of China’s Uyghur Muslims.

Answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Modern slavery is a barbaric crime which we are determined to stamp out. In 2022, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published its assessment of the human rights situation in Xinjiang, which found that China had carried out "serious human rights violations" against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.

The Government's overseas business risk guidance sets out the risks of operating in Xinjiang and urges UK companies to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making business decisions. The Minister for Industry and Economic Security has requested meetings with named manufacturers in the Human Rights Watch report to discuss this issue in more detail.


Commons Chamber
Ceasefire in Gaza - Wed 21 Feb 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee West) Conversely, I have voted to recognise the genocide against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, despite the UK Government - Speech Link