Hong Kong: Create Independent Investigation of Police

Expand A protestor shows five demands gesture as Hong Kong people participate in their annual pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, January 1, 2020. The five demands include democratic elections for Hong Kong's leader and legislature and a demand for a probe of police behavior during the six months of continuous protests. © 2020 AP Photo/Vincent Yu (New York) – Hong Kong authorities should urgently establish an independent, impartial investigation into alleged excessive use of force by the police against protesters, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam. No…

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