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4/ When only Beijing, the country with the poorest human rights record, can interpret the law and human rights protections. For judges, #CCP is playing tricks. In contrast to current practices, judges are required to be assigned, not by senior judges, by Chief Executive
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3/ It means the law only allows “human rights with Chinese characteristics”. Beijing completely ignores the concerns raised by the Bar Association about how the new law can abide by international standards like ICCPR.
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1/ Ignoring domestic and global concerns, Beijing announced the drafted #nationalsecuritylaw that casts even more doubts. The law erodes #HK’s common law jurisdictions as local courts are NOT allowed to interpret the law once disputes arise.
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2/ Local courts are also NOT allowed to give a milder interpretation of the offence to protect human rights. The interpretation power is exclusively assigned to #Beijing’s top legislature Standing Committee of the NPC.
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Demokratieaktivist Joshua Wong: "Dies könnte meine letzte Botschaft sein" spiegel.de/politik/auslan… via @derspiegel
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Corporate America stands against injustices — except those 'Made in China' thehill.com/opinion/civil-…
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To understand Carrie Lam and our troubles, don't miss this great portrait of her journey "transitioning from a hardworking colonial subject during British rule to China’s loyal apparatchik". Here she emerges as ideologically empty yet determined to serve whoever is above her. twitter.com/TheAtlantic/st…
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[At this historical juncture, I, Joshua Wong, will run in the Legislative Council Election.]
1/ When Beijing is deepening its controls over the city's autonomy and freedoms, I never underestimate my chance of being disqualified during elections.
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7/ Hence, the new offence is a new weapon to frame and silence dissidents, especially in this global city with more international connections and ex-pats. To safeguard the vibrancy of civil society, @demosisto will insist on bringing the truth to the world.
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8/ With its force and fear, Beijing may crush our bones, imprison our bodies, but can never silence the people's spirit of resistance. When China sinks its claws over the city's liberty, we hope the world can stand with Hong Kong once again.
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1/ By changing the wording of the offence, Beijing clearly plans to target human rights bodies or activist groups like us, which have been submitting reports on human rights backlashes to international bodies, testifying against police brutality & authoritarian rules on hearings.
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Sich nicht gegen China zu behaupten, wird Deutschland schwächen @KwongGlacier
welt.de/politik/auslan…
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4/ It's just the stepping stone for more interference from Beijing. Through the same top-down mechanism, Beijing can impose its cybersecurity law, censorship regimes & social credit system upon HK. I call upon the world to stand with HK and urge China to withdraw this evil law.
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[My respond to National People's Congress Standing Committee member Tam Yiu-chung said that Extraditions possible under new national security law]
1/ Tam’s comment marks the end of One Country Two Systems framework and the city’s judicial independence.
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon…
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He fears that participating in a protest could land him in front of Communist Party-approved judges in the mainland, instead of HK judge is known for. “They might target me, I might be prosecuted but not in HK, in China. Never say never under the hard-line crackdown of Beijing.”
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According to a police statement detailing the investigation, and Wong’s application to Hong Kong’s High Court to have the warrants declared unlawful, hundreds of messages on Telegram and WhatsApp were accessed and collected by police.
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Joshua concerned that national security legislation will only exacerbate police overreach. He was arrested last summer on charges & his phone was among others seized and searched by law enforcement using technology that allowed them to crack his passcode. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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I don't see hope because I see it, I need to continue to see hope. From 16.6.2019 to 16.6.2020
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3/ The law is clearly a deathblow to the city's liberties, a backlash to the world's freedoms, & a nightmare to both civil society & business communities in this global business centre. Therefore, I hope the world can stand with HK & call for the withdrawal of this sweeping law.
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🇩🇰 Den kinesiske ambassade bruger en kommende konference i denne uge arrangeret af tidligere statsminister Anders Fogh Rasmussen som et argument for at stramme grebet om HK. Det får Amnesty og HKs mest kendte demokratiforkæmper, Joshua, til at råbe op. politiken.dk/udland/art7824…
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2/ Individuals, companies and NGO institutions can be freely framed as "colluding with external forces" for any speech, participation, interviews, or even just a "like" on social media accounts. That's the reason why so many human rights defenders were put into jail in China.
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Reform of police force 'is a must'
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Hong Kong's out-of-control police must be stopped.
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