On Feb. 14, 2023, The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights held a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to review a report sent by Beijing which gave an account of Hong Kong and Macau.
Hong Kong Watch, a British non-governmental organization advocating for the human rights situation in Hong Kong, submitted its report and urged the United Nation Committee to closely observe the impact of the National Security Law on Hong Kong’s cultural rights and trade union rights.
“Almost all independent and pro-democracy media outlets have been forced to close down after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, 18 journalists have been arrested, and 12 journalists and senior media executives are still awaiting trial in prison,” reported Hong Kong Watch….