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SCMP: Call from European Parliament to cancel Hong Kong’s customs status over national security law trial

SCMP: Call from European Parliament to cancel Hong Kong’s customs status over national security law trial

SCMP write The European Parliament will demand that the EU “revoke Hong Kong’s special customs treatment” and review the status of its ...
Hong Kong: The Sentencing Decision Of The High Court Against The 40

Hong Kong: The Sentencing Decision Of The High Court Against The 40

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE HIGH COURT CRIMINAL CASE NO ...
IAPL: Lawyers among 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison by Hong Kong court

IAPL: Lawyers among 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison by Hong Kong court

Western governments and human rights organisations have condemned yesterday’s jailing of 45 pro-democracy activists by Hong Kong’s High Court. A ...
Reuters: Jailing of 45 Hong Kong democrats in national security trial draws criticism - Benny Tai Gets 10 Years

Reuters: Jailing of 45 Hong Kong democrats in national security trial draws criticism – Benny Tai Gets 10 Years

Summary Activists jailed up to 10 yrs over unofficial 'primary election' U.S. condemns 'politically motivated' case, imposes visa bans Beijing ...
Too Much Lam Is Never Enough ! Hong Kong gov’t has no plans to discuss reform of jury system, justice minister Paul Lam says

Too Much Lam Is Never Enough ! Hong Kong gov’t has no plans to discuss reform of jury system, justice minister Paul Lam says

HKFP The Hong Kong government has no plans to discuss reforming its jury system, which is written into the city’s ...
Don’t threaten Hong Kong’s rule of law if you want close ties, Paul Lam says after Trump win

Don’t threaten Hong Kong’s rule of law if you want close ties, Paul Lam says after Trump win

I think Lam may have met his match in Trump! I have to say Lam's continuous bleating is getting very ...

China – Lawyers

Amnesty Statement: CHINA MUST URGENTLY RELEASE HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER YU WENSHENG AND ACTIVIST XU YAN

Amnesty Statement: CHINA MUST URGENTLY RELEASE HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER YU WENSHENG AND ACTIVIST XU YAN

Today, 11 November, is Yu Wensheng’s 57th birthday. On this occasion we call on governments globally and on the UN ...
The Jurist: China human rights lawyer in deteriorating health after hunger strike in arbitrary detention

The Jurist: China human rights lawyer in deteriorating health after hunger strike in arbitrary detention

Human rights organizations sounded the alarm on Tuesday over the deteriorating health of Chinese legal scholar and human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong, ...
IAPL: As China sentences prominent dissidents, others protest behind bars

IAPL: As China sentences prominent dissidents, others protest behind bars

A court in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou on Tuesday sentenced Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his ...
IAPL: China: Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei Detained Amid Escalating Crackdown on Dissidents

IAPL: China: Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei Detained Amid Escalating Crackdown on Dissidents

Human rights lawyer Lu Siwei — known for defending activists and dissidents in politically sensitive cases — has been arrested in China ...
IAPL: The Unwinnable Position of Lawyers, Especially Criminal Defense Lawyers, in China’s Judicial System

IAPL: The Unwinnable Position of Lawyers, Especially Criminal Defense Lawyers, in China’s Judicial System

Note: These are the remarks I made at the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America in Washington, DC on ...
China's Yingke Law Firm Launches In London

China’s Yingke Law Firm Launches In London

The Global Legal Post Yingke – the world’s largest law firm by lawyer headcount – opened its new office in London ...