The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a warning about the deteriorating human rights situation in Hong Kong and urged the Hong Kong government to abolish the NSL, and released all the dissidents who participated in the demonstration in 2019.
The Hong Kong government is a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
According to the convention, the United Nations usually reviews Hong Kong every four years and submits conclusion reports and opinions.
This is the first report about human rights in Hong Kong after the enactment of NSL on June 30, 2020.
The Committee expressed deep concern about the overly broad interpretation of the NSL, which was passed by China without consultation with the Hong Kong public….