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We are proud to be one of 243 groups calling for action on #HumanRights in #China #HongKong as #Beijing2022 #BeijingOlympics #GenocideGames begin
Beijing Olympics Begin Amid Atrocity Crimes hrw.org/news/2022/01/2…
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1/2 Our Patron, the last Governor of #HongKong, Lord Patten of Barnes, is publishing his diaries from his time in #HK.
This weekend the Telegraph published extracts.
On 1 July we will be hosting an event with Chris Patten to launch his new book
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
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🇺🇸Senator Pat Toomey, commenting on @hk_watch Press Freedom Campaign, said :
“Between Beijing’s crackdowns on free press, free speech, and the rule of law, it’s clear the Chinese Communist Party completely abrogated its own commitments to Hong Kong."
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NEW: We are privileged and honoured to welcome new patrons to Hong Kong Watch including:
US:
The President of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) @AmbDMitchell
The former US Ambassador-at-Large for Intl Religious Freedom @SamuelBrownback
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Ahead of today's debate, this is why @DamianGreen's amendment must be adopted by @pritipatel, and existing routes like Youth Mobility Scheme are inadequate.
THREAD
1/ Young people are the most vulnerable and desperately need sanctuary.
unherd.com/2021/12/how-br…
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⚖️Sanction "Patriotic" Legislative Council Members Now
⚖️#HKW calls for a full #audit of HK officials and lawmakers' assets overseas as a pathway to #sanctions
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"The international community cannot stand idle. It must call for the immediate release of all those arrested under the NSL, push for the introduction of Magnitsky sanctions, & ensure that it won't be business as usual with Beijing while it continues to dismantle HK's autonomy.”
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"This judgment raises questions for international judges on the Court of Final Appeal. With human rights-based objections to the NSL effectively outlawed, are foreign non-permanent judges adding a veneer of legitimacy to a broken system?"
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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“If this is not just a technical malfunction, and Hong Kongers will no longer be able to access our website because of the National Security Law, then this is a serious blow to internet freedom," says @benedictrogers
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6 former UK foreign secretaries, including:
👉Sir Malcolm Rifkind
👉Jack Straw
👉Dame Margaret Beckett MP
👉David Miliband
👉Lord David Owen
👉Lord William Hague
urge @BorisJohnson to ensure that the human rights crisis in #HongKong is on the agenda at next week's #G7Summit. twitter.com/fbermingham/st…
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The #HKAutonomyAct Report to Congress —Foreign Financial institutions that knowingly conduct significant transactions with the 5 PRC officials listed in today’s report are subject to sanctions. state.gov/hong-kong-auto…
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We urge the international community to monitor the trial of Cardinal Zen, Margaret Ng and Denise Ho very closely
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen goes on trial over fund defending protesters theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…
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Hong Kong democrat Lee Cheuk-yan & tycoon Jimmy Lai plead guilty to unauthorized demonstration in 2019
hongkongfp.com/2021/04/07/hon…
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Benjamin Kostrzewa, a sanctions expert at Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong. adds: “The new private right of action in the Chinese Anti-Foreign Sanction law certainly has a lot of companies nervous.” ft.com/content/70a984…
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"The United States should join its closest allies in providing safe harbor for Hongkongers."
Yesterday, our associate @jooeysiiu testified at the US Senate, alongside @samuelmchu, @nathanlawkc and others.
You can read her remarks in full here: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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The activists write that, in view of current electoral reforms, "we do not see how the EU can move ahead with ratification.”
@jooeysiiu says: "CAI communicates to Hongkongers that the EU is indifferent to our struggle for freedom.”
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theguardian.com/world/2021/mar…
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In his speech today @SKinnock rightly outlined the lack of strategy from the UK Government on Hong Kong, the need for integration support for BNOs, and raised concerns outlined in our latest report on Red Capital that Hong Kong is the 'canary in the coalmine' for Taiwan.
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Seems highly improbably that 6 of the 8 would refuse the lawyers appointed by their families.
The mistreatment of the 12 HK youths continues.
#save12hkyouths twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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🇨🇦 officials confirmed it would be “entirely illegal” for PRC to open police stations on Canadian soil.
The hearing also heard from @AileenCalverley of HKW.
“With the police stations, they can intimidate people like us,”
nationalpost.com/news/canada/it…
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We’re surprised to see members of John Lee’s new #EXECO in #HK are still keen to squirrel their wealth in overseas 🏡 away from #CCP, including new Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau, who owns a flat with his wife in London 🇬🇧. #SanctionHKOfficials ceo.gov.hk/exco/eng/inter…
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#FreeAndyLi
Thanks Senator Rubio @SenRubioPress for speaking up!
Andy Li, one of the #12HKyouths is charged with “colluding with foreign forces”.
#FreeHKpoliticalprisoners twitter.com/SenRubioPress/…
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“These elections are a total sham. Earlier this year, the National Security police rounded up the entire pro-democracy camp and placed them under arrest for national security crimes, making meaningful opposition illegal," said @Johnny_HKWatch
aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/1…
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Great discussion this morning at Labour Party conference on why it is vital that human rights are a priority for investors.
Very grateful to @bilal_labour @LabourCHR @Siobhain_Mc for sharing your insights. twitter.com/bilal_labour/s…
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Following being targeted by the NSL, our CEO @benedictrogers has written to 11 🇪🇺 countries that continue to have #extradition treaties with 🇭🇰/🇨🇳. This includes 🇧🇪,🇮🇹,🇫🇷,🇪🇸, 🇵🇹,🇬🇷, 🇨🇾,🇨🇿,🇧🇬,🇷🇴, & 🇱🇹. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2022…
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