“If free countries fail to defend their residents and stand up to the Chinese regime, Beijing’s thuggish behavior will only get worse.”
– @tedhuichifung, a Hong Konger being persecuted by China, writes in @WSJ. https://t.co/70zRm8DnRZ
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) July 15, 2023
🇭🇰 In China-backed Hong Kong, almost 70% of journalists say they have self-censored their own writing, while 83% said they believed the working environment had “changed for the worse.”
We urge the @UN_HRC to speak out.https://t.co/PwBixT3FGc
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) July 10, 2023
🇨🇳 China expelled a high-ranking official in the Beijing city government for possessing banned political books and journals, as the authorities continue to purge unapproved content and replace it with official propaganda.
We urge the @UN_HRC to speak out.https://t.co/0hFC0ejWOq
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) July 10, 2023
🇭🇰 China-controlled Hong Kong slashed the number of directly elected seats in local polls, removing some of the last vestiges of democratic freedoms.
We urge the @UN_HRC to speak out.https://t.co/OE8WPLE9m5
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) July 9, 2023
🇨🇳 China tells the UNRHC: “What Jimmy Lai and his cohort did during the turbulence over the amendment bill in Hong Kong in 2019, impacted the constitutional order. The handling of Lai’s case is an act of justice to uphold the rule of law.”#FreeJimmyLai @frances_hui @MarkSabah pic.twitter.com/DBx8gjjKZf
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) July 6, 2023
Heard at the U.N. Human Rights Council: 🇨🇳 “China is steadfastly in the people-centered human rights development path and we have increased human rights protection in this process. The human rights achievement is witnessed by all.” pic.twitter.com/VgFo6krXqZ
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) July 3, 2023
🇨🇳 China tells U.N. Human Rights Council: “Since the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong society has returned to peace and stability, the rule of law has been defended and justice served.”
For an alternate view, ask @frances_hui. pic.twitter.com/hoZYICqZEB
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) June 30, 2023
🇨🇳 China's puppet government in Hong Kong will “comply” with the mainland's “patriotic education law.”
We urge the @UN_HRC to speak out. https://t.co/RBLchfpgAs
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) June 28, 2023
🇨🇳 China tells UNHRC: “Boarding schools are to facilitate schooling of children which reflects wishes of the people. Boarding schools are completely voluntary. There is no such thing as forced separation of millions of Tibetan children.”
For an alternative view, ask @jltib88. pic.twitter.com/ERBDBQadrV
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) June 28, 2023
🇨🇳 China forced a former student leader of the 1989 pro-democracy movement to leave his home in Beijing and threatened his friends that met up with him.
🇨🇳 China sits on the U.N. Human Rights Council.https://t.co/qekNWTCuoh
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) June 28, 2023
🇨🇳 China sentenced prominent pro-democracy activist Xie Wenfei to over four years in prison after a secret trial. He was charged with “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble.”
We urge the @UN_HRC to speak out.https://t.co/s7QuBlg7TA
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) June 28, 2023
2/ When I spoke out @UN_HRC for 1 million Muslim Uyghurs herded into camps by 🇨🇳 China, they went crazy and tried to shut me down. They failed. pic.twitter.com/CdXhnnFcaC
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) June 28, 2023