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June 29, 2019 Commentary

Hong Kong Ruling Strengthens Rights Protection on Same-Sex Relations

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June 28, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Independently Investigate Police Use of Force

Officers Should be Held Accountable to Restore Credibility

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Protestors gather near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
June 6, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Extradition Changes Threaten Civil Society

Activists Face Transfers to Torture, Unfair Trials in China

FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center, arrives for a meeting at the Legislative Council as the pro-democracy lawmakers chant placard and banner against the new extradition law in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's gover
April 26, 2019 Commentary

Amid China’s Storm, Hong Kong Holds Fast to Its Umbrella

Umbrella Movement leaders hold a banner before entering court in Hong Kong, April 24, 2019.
March 31, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Scrap Proposed Extradition Changes

Transfers to China Would Risk Torture, Unfair Trials

In this Oct. 10, 2018, photo, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a question and answer session after delivering her policy speech at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.
November 14, 2018 News Release

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Protesters open their umbrellas, symbols of pro-democracy movement, as they mark exactly one month since they took the streets in Hong Kong's financial central district October 28, 2014.
October 25, 2018 Dispatches

Hong Kong’s Heightened Crackdown on Dissent

China Should Reverse Ban on Hong Kong National Party

Andy Chan (C), founder of the Hong Kong National Party, is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) in Hong Kong on August 14, 2018.
September 24, 2018 News Release

China: Hong Kong Party Banned

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Andy Chan (C), founder of the Hong Kong National Party, is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) in Hong Kong on August 14, 2018.
September 20, 2018 Dispatches

Hong Kong Recognizes Same-Sex Couples in Visa Applications

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