Hong Kong Seeks to Redefine Human Rights in South Korea

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Members of Hong Kong 7s at the end of a match at the HSBC World Rugby Seven Series at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, September 2021. © 2021 Artur Widak/NurPhoto via AP Photo The surprise could barely have been greater when the Hong Kong and South Korean national rugby teams stood for their national anthems at the Rugby Sevens finals in the South Korean city of Incheon last weekend. Instead of “March of the Volunteers,” China’s national anthem, loudspeakers blared an instrumental version of “Glory to Hong Kong,” a popular song of Hong Kong's pro-democracy…

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