Hong Kong

Prosecution of the Hong Kong 47: Rule of Law on Trial

tw — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:53:06 +0000

April 22, 2022

Prosecution of the Hong Kong 47: Rule of Law on Trial

Hong Kong

The cases of the 47 individuals accused of “conspiracy to commit subversion”—known as the Hong Kong 47, or NSL 47, in reference to the National Security Law under which they are charged—have languished in Hong Kong’s court system for more than a year, while most of the detainees have been denied...

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Confronting the True Face of the CPC

tw — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 23:16:38 +0000

January 26, 2022

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Confronting the True Face of the CPC

Statement

Access to Information

Fourteen years ago, the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics was critical for Chinese leaders to signal to audiences at home and abroad that China had arrived on the world stage as a powerful, respected global player. With the active participation of the international community,...

FIDH-HRIC Joint Statement on Hong Kong at the UN Human Rights Council 48th Session

tw — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:00:27 +0000

September 15, 2021

FIDH-HRIC Joint Statement on Hong Kong at the UN Human Rights Council 48th Session

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

“FIDH and its member organization HRIC urge the Council and its member states to take urgent actions to address the alarming deterioration of rights and freedoms in the Hong Kong SAR, China. . . .”

NGO Joint Letter to Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Urging Release of Chow Hang-tung

tw — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:33:57 +0000

July 20, 2021

NGO Joint Letter to Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Urging Release of Chow Hang-tung

Joint Statements

Hong Kong

“We, a group of 72 international non-governmental organizations and individuals, are writing to call on your government to drop the charge of “inciting unauthorized assembly” against Chow Hang-tung (鄒幸彤) and unconditionally release her. . . .”

Remembering June Fourth in Hong Kong & New York

tw — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:18:41 +0000

June 4, 2021

Remembering June Fourth in Hong Kong & New York

Government Accountability

In 2021, Hong Kong authorities, citing coronavirus health risks, banned, for the second year straight, the annual candlelight vigil in Victoria Park where Hong Kongers had gathered every June 4 since 1990 to commemorate the victims of June Fourth crackdown on the 1989 Democracy Movement. The police...

To Remember is to Resist

tw — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:25:24 +0000

June 3, 2021

To Remember is to Resist

June Fourth

Inspiration from Hong Kongers prosecuted and sentenced for involvement in the June 4, 2020 candlelight vigil in Victoria Park

The Costs of Separating Investment from Human Rights: The EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment with China as Exhibit A

tw — Fri, 21 May 2021 22:24:40 +0000

May 21, 2021

The Costs of Separating Investment from Human Rights: The EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment with China as Exhibit A

HRIC Commentary

Government Accountability

Originally published by the U.S.-Asia Law Institute . In December 2020 the European Union (EU) announced that it had concluded in principle a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with China . In so doing, the EU deliberately segregated its investment negotiations with China from its human...

Intervention by Sharon Hom at Exchange of Views on “Comprehensive Agreement on Investment” (CAI) between EU and China Convened by the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights

tw — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:05:56 +0000

February 25, 2021

Intervention by Sharon Hom at Exchange of Views on “Comprehensive Agreement on Investment” (CAI) between EU and China Convened by the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights

HRIC Commentary

Government Accountability

Sharon Hom: “An agreement without human rights clauses or obligations in effect provides a blank check for an authoritarian regime and, frankly, leaves the companies to their own devices to address, ignore, or be complicit in human rights violations.”

Joint Appeal on the Inclusion of Enforceable Human Rights Clauses in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

tw — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 23:36:43 +0000

January 13, 2021

Joint Appeal on the Inclusion of Enforceable Human Rights Clauses in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

Joint Statements

EU-China

In the Joint Appeal, HRIC joins 35 NGOs and labor unions around the world to express grave concerns that the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)—reached between leaders of the two governments in December 2020—“sends a signal that the European Union will push for closer cooperation...

Joint Letter to Biden Administration: Make Human Rights a Priority in China Policy

tw — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:27:58 +0000

February 18, 2021

Joint Letter to Biden Administration: Make Human Rights a Priority in China Policy

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

HRIC joins 23 NGOs and individuals in urging the Biden Administration to prioritize human rights in U.S-China policy as the “scope and scale of human rights violations committed by the Chinese government inside and outside the country require a fundamental shift.” February 17, 2021 Joseph R. Biden...

Hong Kong Arrests of 55: Time to Test Article 4 of National Security Law

tw — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:15:07 +0000

January 8, 2021

Hong Kong Arrests of 55: Time to Test Article 4 of National Security Law

HRIC Law Bulletin

Hong Kong

Sharon Hom: “This is the moment to hold the authorities’ feet to the fire, a test, and an opportunity to give Article 4 real teeth to provide rights protections guaranteed in the international obligations of the mainland Chinese and Hong Kong SAR governments.”

HRIC’s submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding academic freedom in Hong Kong

tw — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 23:39:44 +0000

December 18, 2020

HRIC’s submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding academic freedom in Hong Kong

HRIC Report

Hong Kong

HRIC’s submission describes overarching challenges to the right to education and academic freedom in Hong Kong and highlights specific concerns regarding the effective implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR, art. 13).

Transcripts of Remarks on Xinjiang and Hong Kong by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commission for Human Rights

tw — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:51:27 +0000

December 11, 2020

Transcripts of Remarks on Xinjiang and Hong Kong by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commission for Human Rights

HRIC Bulletin

Hong Kong

On the December 9, at her year-end press conference at the Human Rights Council, UN High Commission for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet spoke out on the serious human rights violations in Xinjiang and expressed concerns regarding what she called the “rapidly shrinking civic and democratic space in...

Too Soon to Concede the Future: The Implementation of The National Security Law for Hong Kong--An HRIC White Paper

tw — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 01:43:43 +0000

October 16, 2020

Too Soon to Concede the Future: The Implementation of The National Security Law for Hong Kong--An HRIC White Paper

Press Release

Government Accountability

Against the troubling rights erosion made possible by the NSL and the political abandonment by the Hong Kong SAR government of its people are: the institutional and normative safeguards inherent in Hong Kong’s judicial and legal system, and the safeguards provided by international human rights...

As China Seeks Reelection to UN Human Rights Council, States and Civil Society Condemn Its Human Rights Abuses

tw — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:21:05 +0000

October 8, 2020

As China Seeks Reelection to UN Human Rights Council, States and Civil Society Condemn Its Human Rights Abuses

HRIC Bulletin

Government Accountability

During the UN Human Rights Council’s 45th session that concluded yesterday in Geneva, Council member states and civil society organizations voiced urgent concerns about China’s serious and ongoing human rights abuses, centering on two sets of actions that have prompted international outcry:...