International rights group Amnesty International said on Monday it would close its Hong Kong offices because a China-imposed security law had now made it 'effectively impossible' for rights groups to work freely without the risk of reprisals.
A woman enters the Amnesty International Hong Kong office, after its announcement to close citing China-imposed national security law, in Hong Kong, China October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuHONG KONG, Oct 25 - International rights group Amnesty International said on Monday it would close its Hong Kong offices because a China-imposed security law had now made it "effectively impossible" for rights groups to work freely without the risk of reprisals.
"The environment of repression and perpetual uncertainty created by the national security law makes it impossible to know what activities might lead to criminal sanctions," she added. Protesters have long called on China's Communist leaders to abide by its constitutional promise to grant the city broad freedoms and eventual full democracy under a co-called "one country, two systems" arrangement.
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