GENEVA (26 June 2020) – UN independent experts have repeatedly communicated with the Government of the People’s Republic of China their alarm regarding the repression of fundamental freedoms in China. They have denounced the repression of protest and democracy advocacy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), impunity for excessive use of force by police, the alleged use of chemical agents against protesters, the alleged sexual harassment and assault of women protesters in police stations and the alleged harassment of health care workers. They have also raised their concerns…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 26 June 2020. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
