There was a rapid deterioration in the human rights situation in Hong Kong in 2019, with violations of the rights to
freedom of peaceful assembly, expression and association as the Hong Kong authorities increasingly adopted
mainland China’s vague and all-encompassing definition of national security.
Faced with mass protests, the government first suspended and then in September formally withdrew a proposed
Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Bill (the Extradition Law Amendment
Bill), which would have allowed the handover of persons in Hong Kong to mainland China. After months of protest,
pro-democracy parties had landslide wins in district elections with historically high voter turnout.
CONTENTS
- Foreword
- Freedom of peaceful assembly
- Politically motivated prosecutions
- Rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI)
- Recommendations