Hong Kong: Drop Case Against ‘Umbrella 9’

Expand Protesters open their umbrellas, symbols of pro-democracy movement, as they mark exactly one month since they took the streets in Hong Kong's financial central district October 28, 2014. © 2014 Reuters (Hong Kong) – Hong Kong authorities should drop charges against nine leaders of the pro-democracy “Umbrella Movement” for non-violent protests in 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. The nine will be tried before a district court on November 19, 2018. The demonstrations took place between September 28 and December 15, 2014. The government’s crackdown and ensuing prosecutions have violated…

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