Human Rights Watch: Hong Kong - Crackdown Amid COVID-19
April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020
NEW YORK, April 21 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
The Chinese and local authorities' latest assault on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement amid the Covid-19 crisis signifies Beijing's escalating efforts to impose direct control over the city's governance, violating basic rights, Human Rights Watch said.
On April 18, 2020, the Hong Kong police arrested 15 prominent pro-democracy leaders for "organizing and participating in unlawful assemblie . . .
The Chinese and local authorities' latest assault on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement amid the Covid-19 crisis signifies Beijing's escalating efforts to impose direct control over the city's governance, violating basic rights, Human Rights Watch said.
On April 18, 2020, the Hong Kong police arrested 15 prominent pro-democracy leaders for "organizing and participating in unlawful assemblie . . .