Mar 19, 2024 · The accelerated adoption of a national security bill in Hong Kong represents “a regressive step” for human rights there, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.

Nov 19, 2024 · The Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has expressed grave concern over the sentencing of 45 opposition activists in Hong Kong to up to 10 years in prison under China’s National Security Law,...

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Jul 27, 2022 · Independent UN-appointed human rights experts who have urged China to repeal Hong Kong’s 2020 national security law (NSL) after claiming that its use had led to the arrest of children, said...

Oct 9, 2023 · On 3 July 2023, Hong Kong authorities issued arrest warrants against eight Hong Kong SAR human rights defenders in self-exile, based in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The accused include former lawmakers Dennis Kwok and Ted Hui, lawyer and scholar Kevin Yam, unionist Mung Siu-tat, and pro-democracy activists Nathan Law ...

GENEVA (27 July 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee on Wednesday published its findings on Hong Kong-China, Macao-China, Georgia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Uruguay, after examining the implementation of civil and political rights.

GENEVA (19 March 2024) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday deplored the accelerated consideration and adoption of a national security bill in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, despite detailed, serious human rights concerns raised with the authorities by his Office and UN human rights mechanisms.

Mar 28, 2024 · Hong Kong's new national security legislation has sparked international concerns over its potential to further erode civil liberties and fundamental freedoms, and civil society engagement with the UN. ISHR calls for the repeal of this law and cease to interpret cooperation with UN bodies as a national security threat.

Dec 20, 2023 · Since the People’s Republic of China (PRC) passed the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) in 2020, Hong Kong has fundamentally shifted its posture at the UN, even as its formal position within the UN system has not changed.

Mar 20, 2024 · The UN rights chief denounced the “rushed” adoption Tuesday of a new national security law in Hong Kong, calling it “a regressive step for the protection of human rights”.