Luke de Pulford
Luke John de Pulford is a human rights campaigner, known for his anti-slavery activism and China work.[1][2][3][4] [5][6][7][8][9] He is Director of Arise, an anti-slavery charity co-founded with John Studzinski CBE in 2015. He is also the creator[10][11] and coordinator of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), co-founder of the Coalition for Genocide Response and sits as a Commissioner on the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission. He is a trustee of several charities.
Activism
Described as a "China Hawk politician" by Chinese state media[12] Luke de Pulford is known in Hong Kong for campaigning to revoke the honorary doctorate of controversial pro-establishment Hong Kong politician Junius Ho, and confronting him[13][14] during the 2019 District Council Elections in Hong Kong. With Mike Pompeo and Tsai Ing-Wen Luke de Pulford was one of seven people cited by the Hong Kong authorities as evidence that media mogul and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai was colluding with foreign forces.[15] [16] Luke was made a fellow of Hong Kong Watch in February 2020[17] and advises the World Uyghur Congress.[18]
In early 2020 de Pulford built[19] the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, described variously as a "game changer in slowing Beijing’s economic and diplomatic advances around the world"[20] and a "nuisance alliance".[21]
In 2016 de Pulford ran the campaign which resulted in the first ever declaration of genocide in the UK Parliament regarding the treatment of Yazidis, Christians, and other minorities.[22] Having failed to secure a strong response from the UK Government, de Pulford teamed up in with Ewelina Ochab in 2019 to co-found the Coalition for Genocide Response which served at the vehicle for the "Genocide Amendment" which de Pulford drafted with Lord Alton in 2020,[23] [24] then running the campaign to attach it to the 2020 Trade Bill in both the House of Lords and House of Commons. The amendment passed the House of Lords by a majority of 126 votes on 7th December 2020[25] and was narrowly defeated in the house of Commons on 19th January 2021.[26]
Personal
Luke de Pulford is married with three children and lives in London. In 2020 he was awarded the Bene Merenti medal by Pope Francis for his contribution to the anti-slavery movement - the youngest known recipient.
References
- ↑ Harding, Luke (2020-08-10). "Activists launch London legal action against UK officers in Hong Kong police". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ McGrath, Ciaran (2020-09-09). "China's ambassador to UK humiliated after official Twitter account 'likes' porn video". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ Timsit, Annabelle. "The campaign for Hong Kong's freedoms has a new base: Britain". Quartz. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Activists in UK seek private prosecution of British expatriate cops over Hong Kong protest 'torture'". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "「我有份 DQ 你」 | 認識逆權男神 Luke de Pulford | Fashion". Madame Figaro Hong Kong. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ "Undeterred by ICC decision, Uighurs hail EU, UK steps toward holding China accountable". The World from PRX. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Chinese Communist Party present at many global companies, group says". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "斥強推港版國安法踐踏人權 9議會結盟強硬抗中共 ｜ 蘋果日報". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Antislavery — Blog". Forward Motion Strategies. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Un groupe de parlementaires occidentaux attaque la Chine sur la stérilisation des Ouïgoures". Le Monde.fr (in français). 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ↑ Hua, Sha (2020-06-12). "Global Coalition of Legislators Faces Challenges Countering China". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ Global Times. "Harboring illegal separatists may add obstacles to China-UK ties: ambassador - Global Times". www.globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ↑ "Junius Ho meets man behind revocation of his degree - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ↑ "UK rights group rep tells Junius Ho the bad news". Hong Kong Standard. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Hong Kong : le magnat prodémocratie Jimmy Lai inculpé en vertu de la loi sur la sécurité nationale". France 24 (in français). 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ↑ "Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai 'pushed for sanctions with tabloid and Twitter'". South China Morning Post. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Watch Announces New Fellows Programme". Hong Kong Watch. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "The UN won't halt 'genocide hallmarks' against Uighurs but we must end Catch-22". ITV News. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "IPAC, 5G Action Now: US, UK conservatives help lead efforts to counter Beijing". Intelligence Online. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "US Allies Welcome Biden Plan to Confront China Collectively | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ Global Times (2020-01-17). "Nuisance Western alliance targeting China should fix their houses first". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "MPs unanimously declare Yazidis and Christians victims of Isis genocide". the Guardian. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ↑ "My Lords, in returning to an issue...: 29 Jun 2020: House of Lords debates". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Dopo gli Usa, anche il Regno Unito si muove a difesa degli uiguri. Ecco come". Formiche.net (in italiano). 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ News, A. B. C. "UK: Lords vote to bar trade deals with genocidal countries". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ "UK sees off rebel MPs over 'genocide' amendment targeting China". POLITICO. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
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