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November 19, 2020 Dispatches

Still no Accountability for Hong Kong’s Police Force

A protester is tackled by riot police during a demonstration outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, June 12, 2019.
November 12, 2020 News Release

China: Beijing Forces Out Hong Kong Opposition Lawmakers

China Moves Toward Full Control of Territory

Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators pose for a photo before a press conference at Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. 
October 8, 2020 News Release

UN: Deny Rights Council Seats to Major Violators

General Assembly Members Should Not Vote for China, Saudi Arabia

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September 28, 2020 News Release

China: 12 Hong Kong Protesters Held Incommunicado

Detained Pro-democracy Activists Denied Basic Rights

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September 25, 2020 News Release

Hong Kong: Stop Prosecuting Pro-Democracy Activists

Drop Charges Against Joshua Wong, Others

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong displays a bail paper outside Central Police Station in Hong Kong, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
September 9, 2020 News Release

Global Coalition urges UN to Address China’s Human Rights Abuses

More than 300 Organizations Call for International Mechanism

U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)
August 12, 2020 Commentary

What Jimmy Lai's Arrest Means

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August 11, 2020 News Release

China/Hong Kong: Mass Arrests Under Security Law

Police Arrest Pro-Democracy Activists, Critics; Raid Prominent Independent Newspaper

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July 31, 2020 News Release

Global Call to Reject Hong Kong Security Law

Rights Groups Urge Governments to Support ‘Safe Haven,’ Sanctions

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July 29, 2020 Report

China: New Hong Kong Law a Roadmap for Repression

Security Legislation Already Having Chilling Effect on Fundamental Freedoms

Pro-democracy lawmakers raise white papers to protest during a meeting to discuss the new national security law at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, July 7, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Vincent Yu
July 9, 2020 Dispatches

Music Shouldn’t Stop at Hong Kong’s School Gates

Education Minister Wrong to Limit Students’ Free Expression

Children wait for a school bus in Hong Kong, November 20, 2019.
June 29, 2020 News Release

UN: Act on Broad Expert Call Denouncing China Abuses

Human Rights Council Should Monitor; Secretary-General Should Appoint Envoy

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
June 19, 2020 News Release

EU: Make China Rights Crisis a Summit Priority

Hong Kong, Xinjiang Responses Should Top Agenda

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel participate in a media conference after a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the European Council building in Brussels, March 9, 2020.  
June 17, 2020 News Release

China: Scrap National Security Law to Save Hong Kong Freedoms

86 Groups Call for Protection of Human Rights, Civil Liberties

Li Zhanshu, National People's Congress Chairman delivers a speech during the second plenary session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 25, 2020. 
June 9, 2020 News Release

Hong Kong: Rights Under Attack on Anniversary

Beijing’s ‘National Security’ Law Threatens Basic Freedoms

Protesters in Hong Kong, July 5, 2019.

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