As we approach HKSAR's 25th anniversary, in the past 5 days national security police have arrested 9 men over seditious intent & possession of imitation firearms, knives & swords etc. I now count 207 national security arrests. (police # would be 198 as of today)
"State Department will remain fully committed to helping provide access to reproductive health services and advancing reproductive rights around the world.”
I met today with 51 companies from Europe, Japan, Canada and other countries on the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act which went into effect on June 21.
The
#Senate
agreed to 64-34: The motion to proceed to the consideration of the House message with respect to S. 2938, the legislative vehicle for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Hong Kong’s crackdown on social activism is threatening to undo progress for gay rights, once considered validation of the city’s reputation as Asia’s liberal, financial haven
Today, the US is sending a clear message to
#China
& the world that we will not tolerate the
#CCP
's systematic genocide of
#Uyghurs
& other Muslim minorities from
#Xinjiang
. The
#UyghurForcedLaborPreventionAct
goes into effect today & Congress stands ready to fully implement it.
Horrifying reports from Ethiopia: large number of civilians, mostly ethnic Amharas, murdered in the Oromia region. The enduring pain of this violence won’t end when fighting stops; all those responsible for human rights abuses must be held accountable for true reconciliation.
Today my bill, the Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act, is implemented. It seeks to end the Chinese government's use of forced labor alongside its genocidal abuse of Uyghurs & others by blocking imports from Xinjiang unless a company shows that no part was made with slave labor.