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International Bar Association (IBA) joins the international community in solidarity with those against whom China’s government has levied asset and visa sanctions. Widely regarded as retaliatory measures by the Chinese authorities, individuals, institutions and organisations, that have been critical of the alleged ill-treatment of Uighur Muslims in the Northern province of Xianjiang in China, have been targeted by China’s government. The imposed restrictions prevent travel to China, freeze assets and ban Chinese citizens and institutions from doing business with anyone on the list.
IBA President Sternford Moyo commented:
‘When the rule of law and human rights are under threat in any part of the world each one of us has the duty to speak out. Sanctions have been imposed by China on those who have done just that. It is ironic that the very voices the Chinese authorities sought to silence have, inadvertently, been amplified because of imposition of
Self-censorship on issues relating to China is “the most important freedom of speech issue” facing British universities, a former minister has warned.
Lord (Jo) Johnson, former universities minister, has suggested that China’s influence on academic research, which cover its own interests, is a “genuine and real threat to freedom of speech”.
He highlighted that the Chinese Government had recently sanctioned academics in Europe for undertaking their research.
The former minister’s comments came as the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will be introduced in Parliament.
Academics, students or visiting speakers to English universities will be able to seek compensation through the courts if they suffer loss from a breach of the free speech duties under the Bill.
Self-censorship on issues relating to China is “the most important freedom of speech issue” facing British universities, a former minister has warned.
Lord (Jo) Johnson, former universities minister, has suggested that China’s influence on academic research, which cover its own interests, is a “genuine and real threat to freedom of speech”.
He highlighted that the Chinese Government had recently sanctioned academics in Europe for undertaking their research.
The former minister’s comments came as the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will be introduced in Parliament.
Academics, students or visiting speakers to English universities will be able to seek compensation through the courts if they suffer loss from a breach of the free speech duties under the Bill.