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I don't know anything about the situation other than what i see in western media, but to me, Amnesty International seems to be doing good work. https://www.amn
by leereeves 7y ago
I don't know anything about the situation other than what i see in western media, but to me, Amnesty International seems to be doing good work.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/search/?country=38361 https://www.amnesty.org/en/search/?country=38361
And while their reports don't "make it sound like Hong Kong is Syria" they do sound pretty bad, with reports about police behavior including widespread beatings and denial of access to council and medical care, arrest of human rights monitors, and in some cases shootings, vehicular assaults, torture, and sexual assault.
Man-Kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said:
“These are not policing measures – these are officers out of control with a mindset of retaliation.”
Joshua Rosenzweig, Head of Amnesty International’s East Asia Regional Office, said:
“Rather than deescalating the situation, Hong Kong’s authorities have chosen to grant themselves sweeping new powers to quash protests, demonstrating the extent of their growing intolerance for freedom of peaceful assembly,”
And Nicholas Bequelin, East Asia Director at Amnesty International, said
“The evidence leaves little room for doubt – in an apparent thirst for retaliation, Hong Kong’s security forces have engaged in a disturbing pattern of reckless and unlawful tactics against people during the protests.”
That sounds similar to what I've heard in western media.