Hong Kong Misuses Colonial-era Law to Violate Rights

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Click to expand Image Former trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, following a verdict at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, November 25, 2022. © 2022 Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty Images Organizing a group to help people in distress used to be something Hong Kong people could do without fear.

Not anymore.On September 3, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction of five 612 Humanitarian Fund trustees for failing to register the fund under the Societies Ordinance.…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · September 4, 2026

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