‘The UK government acted unlawfully by not investigating whether some cotton imports come from Uyghur forced-labour camps in China, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 25th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK has blocked the takeover of an electronic design company by a Hong Kong rival over national security concerns, in the latest sign of growing British anxiety about Chinese investment.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Chinese seafarers with British wives and children were “coerced” into boats leaving Liverpool after the second world war in a “racially inflected” secret government programme, the Home Office has admitted.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This leaflet provides the key points of the Hong Kong BN(O) visa, including who can apply, how to apply, costs and eligibility requirements.’
Home Office, 31st January 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘About 300,000 people are expected to leave Hong Kong for Britain using a new visa route which opens on Sunday. Hong Kong’s British National (Overseas) passport holders and their immediate dependants will be able to apply for the visa using a smartphone app.’
BBC News, 29th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Uighurs and other Muslim minorities would be given the right to petition a UK high court judge to declare that genocide is taking place in China, requiring the UK government to curtail trade ties with Beijing, under proposals brought by MPs and peers.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘New UK human rights sanctions legislation set to be published in the next few weeks is being touted as a possible tool with which to confront Chinese officials over Hong Kong, but questions loom about whether the law’s range and impact can meet such high expectations.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The role of British judges who sit on Hong Kong’s highest court has come under intensive scrutiny as the new, Beijing-enforced national security law transforms the former colony’s legal freedoms.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘What is international law for, if it cannot be enforced against the country responsible for breach? That is the question raised by a recent report documenting a series of steps by the Chinese Communist party to conceal from the World Health Organisation and the rest of the world the outbreak and human-to-human transmission of coronavirus. If we want a rules-based international order to mean anything, the authors of the report point out, it must be upheld.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st June 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Chinese state-backed news channel CGTN is under investigation by the British media regulator over claims its coverage of protests in Hong Kong breached broadcasting rules.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Crime and punishment are common fodder for British newspapers. Offences of violence, sex, and dishonesty are the usual (and depressing) themes for journalists in need of a headline. Last month, however, the Metro covered the trial of a more unusual suspect.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 4th July 2019
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘The UK broadcasting regulator has launched a formal investigation into an allegation that China Global Television Network (CGTN), the international news channel of China Central Television (CCTV), aired a confession forced from a British private investigator while imprisoned in China.’
The Guardian, 8th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘International law firms face being held to ransom after falling foul of China’s problematic trade mark filing rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th June 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Lawyers warn that Akmal Shaikh, 53, who has delusional psychosis, could be shot dead in jail after reports that his second appeal has failed.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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