More than 80% of people convicted under Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL) have been wrongly criminalized and should never have been charged in the first place, according to new research by Amnesty International published on the fifth anniversary of the law being enacted. The organization’s analysis of 255 individuals targeted under national security legislation in Hong […]

More than 80% of people convicted under Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL) have been wrongly criminalized and should never have been charged in the first place, according to new research by Amnesty International published on the fifth anniversary of the law being enacted.

The organization’s analysis of 255 individuals targeted under national security legislation in Hong Kong since 30 June 2020 also showed that bail was denied in almost 90% of cases where charges were brought, and that those denied bail were forced to spend an average of 11 months in detention before facing trial.

  • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    21 hours ago

    “Amnesty International” is an attack dog of the US State Department that has no purpose but to generate headlines bashing the enemies of the Empire, with the very occasional half-hearted jab at the most obviously inexcusable crimes of the US and Europe to maintain their cover as some sort of impartial third-party. On their ‘Take Action’ page, “Join the fight for freedom [sic] in Hong Kong” is displayed before “Lift the blockade on Gaza and stop the genocide”, which should tell you everything you need to know about their priorities.

    You didn’t engage with any of the points raised by @CascadeOfLight@hexbear.net, you just ignored them.

    • Pro@reddthat.comOP
      12·
      21 hours ago

      You didn’t engage with any of the points raised

      I did

      If you want them to write more reports, consider supporting them, instead of complaining.

      You just did not read it.

      • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
        12·
        21 hours ago

        No, I read that. Your response to Cascade’s point of Amnesty International being an attack dog for the West, that doesn’t actually care about human rights, was to join them, lol. Your response was just 2 somewhat anti-west articles, when he already showed you how they push some mild critique to add legitimacy while weighting their anti-enemies of Empire articles higher.