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Patten continued: "It is surely inconceivable that the European Parliament can support the miserable draft deal that the European commission wants to sign with Beijing. It is a massive strategic blunder..."
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.@benedictrogers continues: "Statements of condemnation from the UK Government and likeminded democracies will no longer cut it. Now is the time for coordinated action, including coordinated sanctions...”
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.@benedictrogers adds that: "Coming just a week after EU leaders rewarded China with an investment treaty, it is clear once again that Xi Jinping not only has contempt for democracy but no interest in upholding China’s treaty obligations under international law."
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Patten continued: "...at a time when President Biden will be seeking to put together an international partnership of liberal democracies... If this deal goes ahead it will make a mockery of Europe's ambitions to be taken seriously as a global political and economic player."
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Patten: "Taking advantage of distractions around the world, the CCP has further turned the screw in Hong Kong. It is now clearly to be regarded as illegal to support democracy."
"When terrible things are happening, we cannot simply look the other way.”
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"The significance of these arrests should not be underestimated. It is a purge of pretty much the entire pro-democracy camp. It means that nearly every prominent member is now either facing charges, in jail or in exile," writes @Johnny_HKWatch
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"The message is clear: no matter who you are – radical or moderate, ex-pat, ethnic minority or Cantonese: dare to express an opinion divergent from Beijing’s wishes and the police will come knocking on your door," writes @benedictrogers capx.co/the-eu-should-…
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Hong Kong Watch patron @DavidAltonHL today called a debate to discuss mass arrests in Hong Kong, underlining that the time has come to extend sanctions. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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Important piece by John Cushnahan, former European Parliament Rapporteur on Hong Kong, on why Ireland should use its seat in the UN Security Council to push for more coordinated action on Hong Kong. newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/j…
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With news of arrests dominating headlines, the media has largely missed revisions to Regulations on the CCP's United Front Work Department. These mandate 'patriotism' & will accelerate integration of Hong Kong into the mainland.
Read more 👇 @EvanEvfowler
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NEW: Latest op-ed by @benedictrogers in @appledaily_hk on the arrests of 53 pro-democracy activists in #HongKong. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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"Seeking to peacefully participate in the democratic process is not a crime."
We are pleased to join @PENamerica, @hrw and others in this joint statement.
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NEW BRIEFING: Democracy Dismantled - The implementation of the National Security Law
Our new briefing describes developments in Hong Kong from the period of September 2020-December 2020 focusing on the rapid deterioration of human rights in the city. 👇
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Boris Johnson under pressure from top Tories to take stronger stand against China.
Hong Kong Watch CEO @benedictrogers is Deputy Chair of the Conservative Human Rights Commission which is publishing a report detailing gross rights abuses in China.
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"The UK must take more substantive steps to signal that there is a diplomatic cost to breaking treaties. The first and easiest way of doing this would be for Dominic Raab to use Magnitsky sanctions," writes Baroness Helena Kennedy
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An alarming @jamespomfret Reuters story this morning pointing to further steps China might be looking to take in Hong Kong, including further gerrymandering of elections, disqualifications and arrests.
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"It is time to look at imposing targeted Magnitsky sanctions against key officials in the Chinese & Hong Kong regimes for serious human rights violations & breaches of international treaties," writes HK Watch patron & former UK Foreign Sec Malcolm Rifkind
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NEW: Hong Kong Watch and 35 Civil Society Organisations express 'grave concern' at omission of human rights clause in EU-China Investment Agreement.
EU leaders must reject the deal if there are no human rights guarantees.
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Our friends @Stand_with_HK and @arisefdn have added their names to this call.
39 CSOs have now signed this petition to @vonderleyen saying there should be no agreement between the EU and China without an enforceable human rights clause and an end to slavery. twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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Disturbing reports of an ongoing crackdown in Hong Kong. 11 arrests this time related to individuals suspected of helping the 12 HK youths who are currently detained in Shenzhen. twitter.com/HKGlobalConnec…
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We hope the world is watching and likeminded democracies are ready to act in response to the increasing deterioration of human rights, freedom, and the rule of law in Hong Kong.
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It was our privilege to have self-exiled democrat Ted Hui as a guest to kick off our CEO's interview series in 2021. Full video: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Latest crackdown on 11 Hong Kongers for aiding the #12HKyouths makes a mockery of previous claims that the National Security Law would only be used sparingly and in cases where there is a direct threat to security.
Our view on the latest arrests.
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"Maybe China will change. We cannot accomplish that ourselves, but we can stop China changing us. And if we do that, perhaps one day Hong Kong will be free once more as well."
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We continue to regularly update our protest prosecution database, detailing the information of pro-democracy activists arrested. From 6 June 2019 to 29 December 2020, 10,225 people have been arrested and more than 2,300 charged in Hong Kong. hongkongwatch.org/protest-prosec…
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