Hong Kong: Governments Should Oppose Security Bill

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Hong Kong riot police detain a protester during a demonstration against Beijing's national security legislation, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, May 24, 2020. © 2020 Vincent Yu/AP Photo Joint Statement on the Hong Kong Government's Consultation for Article 23 Legislation (New York) – National governments should strongly oppose the Hong Kong government’s introduction of so-called Article 23 national security legislation, which will further devastate human rights protections in Hong Kong, 86 civil society groups including Human Rights Watch, said today in a joint statement.…

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