We found 59 results for “Hong Kong”.
Letter
Human Rights First Urges Canada, U.K., to Join Global Magnitsky Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Responsible for Violating the Rights of Uyghurs
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 Dear Minister Champagne, Secretary Mnuchin, Secretary Pompeo, and Foreign Secretary Raab, We, the 71 undersigned organizations dedicated to the promotion of…
Fact Sheet
A Series of Short Resource Guides for Hong Kong Human Rights Activists
July 28, 2020
In response to the worsening human rights situation in Hong Kong in recent weeks, notably since the imposition of the new national security law from…
Fact Sheet
Some Considerations and Resources for People Considering Leaving Hong Kong to Seek Asylum
July 23, 2020
Caution: Before departing to seek asylum abroad, you should try to speak with an attorney that specializes in refugee and immigration law in the country…
Press
U.S. Executive Order is Unlikely to Help Hong Kong Refugees
July 15, 2020
WASHINGTON — While the president last night called on U.S. agencies to reallocate refugee resettlement slots to residents of Hong Kong in his executive order on Hong Kong…
Fact Sheet
Comment on Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review
July 15, 2020
Human Rights First submits these comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and Executive Office for Immigration Review’s (EOIR) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes Sanctions on Chinese Officials Responsible for Ethnic Cleansing of Uyghurs and Other Minority Groups in China
July 9, 2020
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First today welcomed announcements by the U.S. government that it had implemented targeted sanctions against four Chinese government officials and one…
Press
Human Rights First Urges Tech Companies Not To Hand Over User Data To Hong Kong
July 6, 2020
WASHINGTON — Tech companies should follow the lead of Telegram, Facebook and WhatsApp in refusing to comply with requests for user data to Hong Kong…
Press
New Chinese National Security Law Poses Severe Threat to Human Rights In Hong Kong
June 30, 2020
WASHINGTON – The new national security law imposed on Hong Kong today by the Chinese government will likely be devastating to human rights in Hong Kong, and…
Fact Sheet
How to Thwart Digital Surveillance
June 30, 2020
The national security law imposed on Hong Kong by the Chinese government will likely be devastating to human rights in Hong Kong, and the United…
Press
Human Rights Report – New Law Signals the End of Hong Kong Autonomy
June 2, 2020
WASHINGTON – As the United States makes moves to end its special trade relationship with Hong Kong in reaction to the city’s decrease autonomy from…
Report
New Law, New Threat
June 2, 2020
Leading civil society figures in Hong Kong are responding with alarm and fear to the prospect of a new national security law that would give…
Press
Trump Should Act on Pompeo Refusal to Certify Hong Kong Autonomy
May 27, 2020
WASHINGTON – President Trump should immediately sanction officials in Beijing and Hong Kong who have abused human rights, and should work with allies and like-minded…