US report claims evidence of arbitrary detention, rights abuses in Hong Kong, as city gov’t refutes ‘bias’ and ‘smears’
by Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP— Beijing and Hong Kong have said that the US has “smeared” Hong Kong’s law enforcement actions after Washington published a report stating that the city had “significant human rights issues.” The 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the US Department of State on Monday was “unfounded and biased,” the Hong Kong government […]
Scroll.in—‘Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests’: US government report flags human rights abuses in India. The Indian government took minimal credible steps to punish officials who may have committed human rights abuses, the report said.
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Hong Kong gov’t vows to investigate after 2 killed in suspected gas leak at construction site. The Hong Kong government has vowed to launch an investigation into an industrial accident after two men died in a suspected gas leak at a construction site. A 26-year-old worker surnamed Kwok and his colleague surnamed Lee, 34, died on Tuesday after they were hospitalised following a suspected hydrogen sulphide leak at around midnight at […]
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