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Hong Kong Program Work

Since 1996, HRIC has maintained a programme presence in Hong Kong, facilitating our work on mainland human rights issues. HRIC also has a small Hong Kong office, and we actively engage in outreach to diverse groups, including the diplomatic, NGO, and academic communities. As the central Chinese government tightens its control over Hong Kong affairs, we have expanded our programme work to specifically address heightened threats to rule of law, democracy, and human rights. We are expanding  of our capacity-building work aimed at diverse stakeholders.

Detentions on Mainland Related to Occupy Central Movement, 2014

Compiled by HRIC based on published reports and information available online. Total Count=81 individuals.  (An asterisk (*) denotes that the detention or physical restriction of the individual has ended.) 

Last updated January 26, 2015. 

Hong Kongers Call for Democracy & Universal Suffrage, 2014
HK Timeline 1984-2018: The Struggle for Democracy & Universal Suffrage

Updated: Jan 24, 2018

2018

Hong Kongers Standing Up: A Historic Test and Opportunity for Beijing
In 1989, millions of democracy and labor activists and other citizens throughout China demanded reforms. The leaders responded with tanks and violence and then attempted to silence demands for political reform with the benefits of economic liberalization. What the Chinese people got are...
September 29, 2014
Statement
Hong Kongers Call for Universal Suffrage and Judicial Independence, June-July 2014 (videos & photos)

 

Lawyers' March for Judicial Independence, June 27, 2014

A statement in the white paper requiring judges to be patriotic also prompted a strong reaction from Hong Kong’s legal community. On June 27, 2014, more than 1,000 Hong Kong lawyers—as many as 1,800 by some estimates—marched to protest what they saw as Beijing’s interference in Hong Kong’s judicial independence.

Holding on to Freedom on Hong Kong’s Long Road to Democracy
[Translation by Human Rights in China] In the 1970s, an article in Undergrad —a periodical published by the Student Council of the University of Hong Kong (HKU)—resonated with many people with its description of Hong Kong as a “free yet undemocratic” city. Although people argued over whether Hong...
July 25, 2014
China Rights Forum
An Introduction to the Chief Executive Electoral Reform Debate
Background Seventeen years after China’s resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong, the former British colony has returned to the spotlight. The debate over reforms to the process for selecting the city’s next Chief Executive in 2017 has reached fever pitch. Democracy advocates are rallying behind...
July 25, 2014
China Rights Forum
Response of the Hong Kong Bar Association to Beijing’s White Paper on the “One Country, Two Systems” Policy in Hong Kong
In this statement , the Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) responds to three aspects of the White Paper, “The Practice of the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Policy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR),” issued by the Information Office of the State Council on June 10. All three aspects...
June 11, 2014
Citizens' Square
Ten Requests to the Communist Party of China from the People in Hong Kong (Finance and Banking Sector)
This ad was published by 70 Hong Kong financial professionals to warn Beijing against political interference. The English version was posted on the Facebook page of “Financial Professionals for Occupy Central”: http://on.fb.me/1ptyeLu Ten Requests to the Communist Party of China from the People in...
April 23, 2014
Citizens' Square

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