Rights Groups Reveal Hong Kong’s Repression of Freedom Following National Security Law’s Implementation

Two human rights organizations have raised concerns about the significant changes in Hong Kong over the past five years since Beijing enacted a draconian national security law on the city, which came in response to a pro-democracy, anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) movement that drew millions of protesters into the streets for months.

New York-based Human Rights Watch and London-based Amnesty International decried the Hong Kong government’s use of the law to silence dissent and deprive locals of their basic rights, according to their newly released reports.