Dharamshala: China had a grim year for human rights in 2020, according to the World Report 2021 by Human Rights Watch. The report on China highlighted human rights issues ranging from the “National Security Law” in Hong Kong, repression of the Tibetans and Muslim Uighurs in forced labour camps to th
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Speaking to China Daily in an exclusive interview.- China Daily
HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN): Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, lashed out on Tuesday at some foreign politicians for applying double standards, saying they value the security of their own nation but belittle China s legitimate security concerns, especially in the city of Hong Kong.
Lam asked why Hong Kong should not have safeguards on national security when jurisdictions all over the world have multiple laws to safeguard their own national security. Are they suggesting that the safety of Hong Kong people is of lesser significance and importance to the people of Hong Kong than the US citizens in American society? she told reporters before the Executive Council meeting.
Announced changes in law enforcement and crowd control tactics fell short of addressing concerns of abusive and disproportionate use of force by the police, including during demonstrations. Discriminatory police identity checks targeting minority youth continued. Child protection authorities often failed to provide unaccompanied migrant children appropriate care and services. Migrants and asylum seekers faced inhuman and degrading living conditions, as well as police abuse and harassment. Instances of harassment and attacks remained high against minorities, including ethnic, religious, national, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) minorities.
In its October rule of law report, the European Commission flagged that the efficiency of civil justice has deteriorated in recent years and that France adheres to media pluralism and independence, despite a surge of online and offline threats against journalists.
From the prospect of women landing on the moon, to Covid-19, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Rent Strikes and Freedom of Speech, 2020 certainly held a lot in store for Cambridge. Here,
Varsity Senior News Editors, past and present, summarise some of the key moments which shaped the previous year for our University and community.
January – A promising start
Simon Lock
As hard as it may be to believe now, 2020 began brimming with positive news for Cambridge. Two of the University’s former students, Kayla Barron and Dr Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, graduated from NASA’s Artemis programme. This put them firmly on the path to becoming the first women on the moon, expected to land in 2024.
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Mass arrests in Hong Kong Submitted by martin on 6 January, 2021 - 10:15
Author: Pete Radcliff
Many localist activists (above) and others have been arrested
Prominent trade union leaders were amongst the 53 activists arrested in Hong Kong on the early morning of Wednesday 6 January 2021. Carol Ng, the chair of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), and Winnie Yu, chair of the most vibrant new health workers union, the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (HAEA), were amongst them.
The arrests were in response to the Democracy Primaries held last June in which radicals “resistance localists” prominent in the street protests over the previous 12 months had been successful.