Charles Burton, onetime counsellor at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, suggests Canada should invoke its “Magnitsky” law – the framework under which we can legally impose sanctions on corrupt or rights-abusing foreign officials. Editorial: https://t.co/q7ef7NrskX
The Hong Kong authorities have clearly learned nothing from 2019 #HongKongProtests. Attempts to crack down on people’s human rights will not bring stability but provoke more anger and more unrest on the streets.
China’s government has finally shown it’s true colors by wiping out their promise of “One China-Two Systems” with #HongKong through the imposition of “national security legislation” that is really an attempt to squash this bastion of liberty. https://t.co/fAFikbnLGG
Police in Hong Kong fire tear gas against protesters taking part in the first pro-democracy demonstration since China announced plans to impose a new security law on the territory
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UK Government has refused to budge on BN(O) based on a misreading of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
New legal advice, shared with @iowbobseely shows they are free to take action. @patrickwintour
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