UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk says for the new national security bill to be passed without a 'thorough process of deliberation and meaningful consultation is a regressive step for the protection of human rights in Hong Kong'
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The legislation follows a China-imposed national security law passed in 2020 after violent street protests a year earlier. The European Union said in a separate statement on Tuesday it was concerned about the “potential impact on the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong” and the bill had the potential to “significantly” affect the work of the EU’s office as well as organisations and companies in Hong Kong.
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