Hong Kong

Joint open letter to foreign ministers Re: China’s National Security Law for Hong Kong

“Dear Foreign Ministers, We, a coalition of 17 organizations and independent scholars, write to express our grave concerns about Hong Kong’s National Security Law. Governments need to stand by the people of Hong Kong and respond with urgent and meaningful actions. We urge all governments….”

July 30, 2020

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

HRIC annotated bilingual chart of The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

HRIC has prepared an annotated bilingual chart of the NSL-HK to facilitate reading of the law and highlight the troubling, problematic aspects of the law, including…

July 5, 2020

Press Release

Access to Information

Joint Statement by FIDH, HRIC, & TAHR: Hong Kong: National security law cements Beijing’s authoritarian rule

“The new law is Beijing’s ultimate tool to crush dissent, shut down civic space, and erase the rule of law in the Special Administrative Region (SAR).”

July 1, 2020

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

The Crisis in Hong Kong: Xi Jinping Loots a Burning House

Under siege at home and abroad, Xi Jinping, the helmsman of the Communist Party of China, decided he may as well go all out, wage a war against whatever may come while other countries are preoccupied, and settle the Hong Kong question once and for all…

June 25, 2020

HRIC Commentary

Government Accountability

Gao Wenqian

HRIC Joins 85 NGOs Worldwide Urging the Withdrawal of the Planned National Security Law for Hong Kong

“We urge the NPCSC to abandon plans to introduce national security legislation for Hong Kong, as what is known about the draft law so far and the experiences with respective national security laws in mainland China strongly indicate that neither the law nor its application would conform to...

June 16, 2020

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

CPC’s Enforced Amnesia of June Fourth Spreads to Hong Kong

For the first time in 30 years, Hong Kong authorities are banning the annual June Fourth candlelight vigil in Victoria Park. “The ban comes amid an alarming acceleration of attacks on the autonomy of Hong Kong and the undermining of the rights and freedoms of the Hong Kong people guaranteed under...

June 3, 2020

Statement

Government Accountability

Onslaught of “Rule of Law” with Chinese Characteristics on Hong Kong

On Thursday, May 21, authorities in Beijing announced a draft Decision to formulate and enact national security legislation prohibiting four identified security threats in Hong Kong: secession, subversion of state power, terrorism, and foreign interference. The move contravenes requirement in...

May 23, 2020

Statement

Hong Kong

Human Rights Concerns Regarding Article 23 Legislation: Background and Key Issues

Pressure has been clearly mounting on the Hong Kong SAR government to once again make an attempt to introduce an Article 23 law. The overwhelming election of Pan-Democratic candidates in the district council elections in November 2019, along with the sustained mobilization of diverse sectors during...

April 28, 2020

Issues Brief

Access to Justice

Escalating Attacks on Hong Kong's Rule of Law and Freedoms

The arrests of 15 pro-democracy activists on Saturday, April 18 marked a sharp turning point in the protest movement that has engulfed the city for nearly a full year. Taking place amidst a global pandemic and renewed calls for enactment of Article 23 national security law, this campaign targeted...

April 21, 2020

Statement

Hong Kong

Luo Huining’s Mission Impossible

[Translation by Human Rights in China] Just as the New Year begins, a long-simmering rumor of Beijing replacing the chief of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has finally been confirmed. Why would Beijing change horses at this...

January 8, 2020

HRIC Commentary