Human Rights Watch: Hong Kong - Stop Prosecuting Pro-Democracy Activists
September 25, 2020
September 25, 2020
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
Hong Kong authorities should cease politically motivated prosecutions of pro-democracy activists, Human Rights Watch said today. They should immediately drop charges and quash convictions in cases involving Hong Kong's Public Order Ordinance, which places excessive restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
The police arrested Joshua Wong, 23, a prominent leader o . . .
Hong Kong authorities should cease politically motivated prosecutions of pro-democracy activists, Human Rights Watch said today. They should immediately drop charges and quash convictions in cases involving Hong Kong's Public Order Ordinance, which places excessive restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
The police arrested Joshua Wong, 23, a prominent leader o . . .