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Press release Response to the Hong Kong Alliance leaders' national security law verdict

Press release Response to the Hong Kong Alliance leaders’ national security law verdict

FCDO Indo-Pacific Minister Baroness Winterton of Doncaster responds to the guilty verdict against Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung in Hong ...
Hong Kong Court Convicts Tiananmen Vigil Group Leaders of Inciting Subversion

Hong Kong Court Convicts Tiananmen Vigil Group Leaders of Inciting Subversion

HONG KONG, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High ?Court ?on Friday convicted two pro-democracy activists of ?inciting subversion, highlighting ...
Hong Kong Govt Statement On "Alliance" Convictions

Hong Kong Govt Statement On “Alliance” Convictions

HK Alliance must face justice: CE August 21, 2026 Chief Executive John Lee said the defendants’ conspiracy was abundantly clear ...
IAPL: China: Tiananmen Square vigil organisers found guilty in Hong Kong of ‘inciting subversion’

IAPL: China: Tiananmen Square vigil organisers found guilty in Hong Kong of ‘inciting subversion’

Lee Cheuk-yan and Barrister Chow Hang-tung – leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance – were tried under under a 2020 ...
Hong Kong judge who committed serial plagiarism to take early retirement at chief justice’s request

Hong Kong judge who committed serial plagiarism to take early retirement at chief justice’s request

HKFP High Court Judge Wilson Chan tendered his retirement at the request of Chief Justice Andrew Cheung. It will come into effect ...
Welcome remarks by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, at the Summer Programme on Hong Kong Legal System for Visiting Students 2026 today (July 30):  

Welcome remarks by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, at the Summer Programme on Hong Kong Legal System for Visiting Students 2026 today (July 30):  

Worth reading I love this "There cannot be any doubt that our independent judiciary enjoys an extremely high reputation around ...

China – Lawyers

2026 Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Award Bestowed to Zhang Kai and Yu Kai

2026 Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Award Bestowed to Zhang Kai and Yu Kai

Today, on the eleventh anniversary of the “709 Crackdown,” HRIC and six other organizations jointly presented the 2026 Chinese Human ...
Guangxi lawyers advance ASEAN-related legal services to bolster regional high-level opening-up

Guangxi lawyers advance ASEAN-related legal services to bolster regional high-level opening-up

The dynamic growth of foreign trade and economic activities in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in South China in recent years ...
IAPL: Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango on detention of activists in China

IAPL: Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango on detention of activists in China

Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango on detention of activists in China Geneva, 15 April 2026 We ...
China’s Crackdown on Rights Lawyers Threatens Global Advocacy Efforts Post-EU Snub (IAPL)

China’s Crackdown on Rights Lawyers Threatens Global Advocacy Efforts Post-EU Snub (IAPL)

China’s crackdown on rights lawyers exemplifies a deliberate State Policy aimed at stifling Human Rights advocacy, reaching a flashpoint with Yu Wensheng’s scheduled release today, April ...
Amnesty: China: Human rights lawyer jailed over planned EU meeting must be truly free after release

Amnesty: China: Human rights lawyer jailed over planned EU meeting must be truly free after release

China: Human rights lawyer jailed over planned EU meeting must be truly free after release Chinese authorities must ensure that ...
Latest News - Last week, on March 23, human rights lawyer Xie Yang was sentenced to five years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power,”

Latest News – Last week, on March 23, human rights lawyer Xie Yang was sentenced to five years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power,”

Top News ?? Last week, on March 23, human rights lawyer Xie Yang was sentenced to five years in prison for “inciting ...