Once known for its vibrant civil society and political rights, Hong Kong moved toward illiberal authoritarianism in 2023. This trend began with the
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China Set to Dodge Accountability at Its U.N. Human Rights Review
Since 2018, the human rights environment in mainland China and its associated autonomous regions has deteriorated. The evidence is
Human Rights & China, Mid-January, 2024: Amid Dissent Interceptions, a Whitewash or a Wake-Up Call at U.N. Review?
Fictionally the method by which people exercise power over the state, People’s Congresses are scheduled at the regional level in the latter half of
Human Rights & China, December End, 2023: AI Influence and Internet Autocracy as Genocide Allegations Endure
In the land where a one-month cleansing of internet “chaos” is midway to its authoritarian conclusion, netizens will soon be safe to venture online
Hong Kong & Human Rights, December 2023: Sanctions-Busting and Show Trials
On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions on three Hong Kong or Hong Kong-Malaysia entities named Dirac Technology
Human Rights and China, Mid-December 2023: Cop Complicity as Chinese Repression Strikes in the Heart of the U.S.
In the land where thugs drag metal poles through the streets to haunt protesters with the sound of the weapons they are soon to be beaten with, police
Human Rights & China, November End, 2023: U.S. CEOs Applaud as a Dissident Dies
In the land where somebody else doxing the president’s daughter can cost you 14 years of freedom, the use of your fingers and your sanity, a mother
Hong Kong & Human Rights, November 2023: Creepy Cops and State Vigilantism
“If you see the police on the bus, absolutely do not think it is weird,” insisted the Mong Kok District police division in a Facebook post on November
Dirty Laundry: China’s Home Hygiene Fines and the Truth About Poverty Alleviation ‘Xiconomics’
Where should fining people for not washing their bedsheets be placed in the Chinese Communist Party’s grand catalog of crimes? “Plates not put away
Human Rights and China, Mid-November, 2023: Blackpink, Burlesque and U.N. Betrayal
In the land where even global K-pop sensation Lisa Manobal of Blackpink can be expunged from the internet after headlining a burlesque extravaganza at
Human Rights and China, October End, 2023: The Grinch Who Stole Chinese New Year’s Eve
In the land where even the censors deplore censorship, Chinese New Year’s Eve will no longer be a holiday in 2024, setting off rumors that the
Human Rights in Hong Kong, October 2023: What California Governor Gavin Newsom Ignores
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (李家超) has promised more security legislation for 2024 in his annual policy address, decrying “anti-China