Human rights Now and the Hong Kong-based organization Sounds of the Silenced have released a joint statement on the current human rights situation in Hong Kong. The statement surveys serious human rights violations that have occurred in Hong Kong since the enactment of the National Security Law in June 2020 and calls for their end.<\/p>\n
You can read the full text of the statement below.<\/p>\n
You can also download it in pdf format from the following link: Hong_Kong_statement.Nov.2020.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n 30 November 2020<\/p>\n Human Rights Now (HRN), a Tokyo-based international human rights NGO,[1]<\/a> and Sounds of the Silenced (SOS), a non-profit organization comprising of Hong Kong legal practitioners and law and other students,[2]<\/a> protest the human rights violations in Hong Kong since the national security law (NSL) was passed by China\u2019s\u00a0Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) on 30 June 2020.[3]<\/a> Since its enactment, Hong Kong authorities have been applying the NSL to punish pro-democracy protests, peaceful assemblies, educational activities, and individuals and groups\u2019 political activities. Hong Kong police have used excessive force against protesters, and the law has been a direct attack on Hongkongers\u2019 rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and association; participation in government; freedom from arbitrary arrest and ill treatment; and other rights, which are guaranteed under Hong Kong\u2019s Basic Law[4]<\/a> and international human rights law, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which is effective in Hong Kong, and customary international law for violations inside of China as articulated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Major violations of rights since the NSL\u2019s enactment include the following.<\/p>\n HRN and SOS protest these violations and call on all relevant authorities to take measures to ensure the government of Hong Kong respects its obligations under the ICCPR and its Basic Law.<\/p>\n ________________<\/p>\n [1]<\/a> For inquiries, contact HRN at info@hrn.or.jp<\/a>, website: http:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng<\/a>.<\/p>\n [2]<\/a> SOS\u2019s Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/soundsofthesilenced\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n [3]<\/a> \u201cThe Law of the People\u2019s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region\u201d, 30 Jun. 2020, https:\/\/www.gld.gov.hk\/egazette\/pdf\/20202448e\/egn2020244872.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n [4]<\/a> \u201cThe Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People\u2019s Republic of China\u201d, July 2020, https:\/\/www.basiclaw.gov.hk\/en\/basiclawtext\/images\/basiclaw_full_text_en.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n [5]<\/a> Davidson, \u201cHong Kong breached bill of rights over police scrutiny, court rules”, The Guardian, 19 Nov. 2020, https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/nov\/19\/hong-kong-breached-bill-of-rights-over-police-scrutiny-court-rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n [6]<\/a> Pang & Pomfret, \u201cFamilies of detained Hong Kong dozen protest on island near Chinese prison”, The Independent, 22 Nov. 2020, https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/hong-kong-dozen-protest-chinese-prison-b1759560.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n [7]<\/a> Kuo and Davidson, \u201cHong Kong opposition lawmakers all quit after four members ousted”, The Guardian, 12 Nov. 2020, https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/nov\/11\/china-pro-democracy-hong-kong-lawmakers-opposition-oust<\/a>.<\/p>\n [8]<\/a> Griffiths, \u201cJoshua Wong among multiple Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates disqualified from upcoming election”, CNN, Jul. 30th 2020, https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/07\/30\/asia\/hong-kong-election-disqualified-intl-hnk\/index.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n [9]<\/a> \u201cLegislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region – Panel on Constitutional Affairs (Meetings)\u201d, https:\/\/Legco.gov.hk<\/a>, https:\/\/www.legco.gov.hk\/yr20-21\/english\/panels\/ca\/general\/ca2021.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n [10]<\/a> \u201cJimmy Lai: Arrested Hong Kong tycoon tells protesters to be ‘careful'”, BBC, 12 Aug. 2020, https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-53748285<\/a>.<\/p>\n [11]<\/a> Ramzy and Yu, \u201cHong Kong Police Arrest Activist Said to Seek U.S. Asylum”, The New York Times, 27 Oct. 2020, https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/27\/world\/asia\/hong-kong-asylum-arrest.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n [12]<\/a> Ramzy and May, “Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty Over 2019 Hong Kong Protest”, NY Times, 23 Nov. 2020, https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/23\/world\/asia\/joshua-wong-agnes-chow-hong-kong.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n [13]<\/a> Wong, \u201cConcern groups urge Hong Kong Education Bureau to stop textbook \u2018censorship\u2019”, Hong Kong Free Press, 23 Aug. 2020, https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/2020\/08\/23\/concern-groups-urge-hong-kong-education-bureau-to-stop-textbook-censorship\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Human rights Now and the Hong Kong-based organization Sounds of the Silenced have released a joint statement on the current human rights situation in Hong Kong. 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