In handing down jail sentences of up to 12 months to 13 human rights activists, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal has sent a clear political message to all human rights and labour activists in Hong Kong. The sentences relate to a protest in the Legislative Council in 2014, at the height of the anti-elections laws demonstrations, concerning the process around a major new urban development in the New Territories. Also this week, three young leaders of the Hong Kong's democracy movement were sentenced to jail in a separate judgement for their roles in 2014 protests. These sentences mark a continuation of the government’s law and order campaign to stifle and suppress dissenting voices in Hong Kong.
In handing down jail sentences of up to 12 months to 13 human rights activists, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal has sent a clear political message to all human rights and labour activists in Hong Kong. The sentences relate to a protest in the Legislative Council in 2014, at the height of the anti-elections laws demonstrations, concerning the process around a major new urban development in the New Territories. Also this week, three young leaders of the Hong Kong's democracy movement were sentenced to jail in a separate judgement for their roles in 2014 protests. These sentences mark a continuation of the government’s law and order campaign to stifle and suppress dissenting voices in Hong Kong.
