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Hong Kong Government Refuses to Respond to UN Inquiry on Chemical Weapon
Social Movement Organization: Refusing to Answer Damages Hong Kong’s International Image
Two UN Special Rapporteurs sent a letter to the Hong Kong government via the UN China ambassador, stating that they have reasons to believe that Hong Kong police had “indiscriminately and disproportionately” used chemical weapons such as tear gas and pepper spray, and that tear gas "has been used in an uncontrolled and allegedly malicious manner". They demanded a response within 60 days, but the Hong Kong government had failed to respond by the deadline.
In a speech given at UN in early March, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management) Oscar Kwok Yam-shu stated that the accusation was "part of a comprehensive effort to vilify the Hong Kong Police". Regarding the speech, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor spokesman Claudia Yip criticised it as "shameless lie", and would not consider it as the response of the letter from UN as it had not undergone any formal process.
Spokesman from Civil Rights Observer Icarus Wong believed that Hong Kong government had the responsibility to respond to the inquiry, lest Hong Kong's international image would be damaged. Yip worried that other countries would lose faith in Hong Kong if the government refused to answer just because the inquiry did not favour them.
Source: InMediaHK
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Hong Kong Government Refuses to Respond to UN Inquiry on Chemical Weapon
Social Movement Organization: Refusing to Answer Damages Hong Kong’s International Image
Two UN Special Rapporteurs sent a letter to the Hong Kong government via the UN China ambassador, stating that they have reasons to believe that Hong Kong police had “indiscriminately and disproportionately” used chemical weapons such as tear gas and pepper spray, and that tear gas "has been used in an uncontrolled and allegedly malicious manner". They demanded a response within 60 days, but the Hong Kong government had failed to respond by the deadline.
In a speech given at UN in early March, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management) Oscar Kwok Yam-shu stated that the accusation was "part of a comprehensive effort to vilify the Hong Kong Police". Regarding the speech, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor spokesman Claudia Yip criticised it as "shameless lie", and would not consider it as the response of the letter from UN as it had not undergone any formal process.
Spokesman from Civil Rights Observer Icarus Wong believed that Hong Kong government had the responsibility to respond to the inquiry, lest Hong Kong's international image would be damaged. Yip worried that other countries would lose faith in Hong Kong if the government refused to answer just because the inquiry did not favour them.
Source: InMediaHK
#Apr3 #Censorship #UnitedNations #HongKongGovernment