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China: UN rights panel calls for repeal of Hong Kong security law

China: UN rights panel calls for repeal of Hong Kong security law

The UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday that the security law imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong in 2020 should be repealed following a clampdown on free speech and dissent in the southern enclave.

The UN panel of 18 experts monitors whether signatories are abiding by the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Hong Kong’s Special Administrative Region and Beijing have both signed the convention, but China has not yet ratified it.

Following a periodic review of…


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