HONG KONG, June 17 ― A group of 86 non-government organisations issued a joint letter today asking Chinese authorities to scrap plans to introduce national security legislation in Hong Kong, saying it threatens basic rights and freedoms. The letter, signed by Amnesty International, Human Rights...
Wednesday, 17 Jun 2020 01:15 PM MYT
The letter, signed by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Freedom House, among others, was addressed to Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body. Hong Kong and Beijing officials say the planned law in fact strengthens the governance formula and would only target a small number of “troublemakers” threatening national security, while leaving rights and freedoms intact.
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