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Hmm, struggling to recall #China govt's #humanrights #duediligence reporting, #consultation #compensation strategies for this mega-dam in #Tibet? Humans and the #climatecrisis aren't helped by unjust transitions. @CHRDnet @ClimateRights
Sophie Richardson
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Sophie Richardson
@SophieDRich
Co-Exec Dir, Chinese Human Rights Defenders. 2024 Visiting Scholar, CDDRL, Stanford. Frm China Director, HRW. Views expressed are my own. RTs not endorsement.
Joined July 2009
- 1/3: a quick reminder as we all watch grim developments in #Hongkong on when police can—and can’t—use live ammo. “Principle 9 of the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement states...”
- “China” did not “elect” anyone.
- If consular staff can’t be safe, who can? ‘I didn't think I would ever be let out': How #China tortured a #UK consulate worker over Britain's role in #HongKong telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/2… via @TelegraphNews
- “Sometimes it almost feels like we are Sisyphus trying to push the rock up the mountain, even though it keeps rolling back on us,” Violet said. But “being here is the right thing to do.” #Hong Kong protests: 6 months on, 100ks still march for democracy
- So many evocative images of people trying to secure their #humanrights this year, but this one from #Hongkong still just takes my breath away. @hrw_chinese images.app.goo.gl/5Fgr651wyea5DC…
- 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️#HongKong police officer arrested--for participating in pro-democracy protest. Still no arrests of police for excessive use of force...not a good sign. latimes.com/world-nation/s… @hrw_chinese @hrw
- Disturbingly predictable, but still utterly appalling: BREAKING: #HongKong bans Joshua Wong and 11 other pro-democracy figures from legislative election hongkongfp.com/2020/07/30/bre… @hrw @hrw_chinese
- Replying to @KingJames*Your* difficult week? Tell that 2 a million arbitrarily detained #Uyghurs and their traumatized families, 2 LiuXia, the #PanchenLama (you are educated about these cases, right?). 2 millions in #Hongkong who have asked peacefully 4 rights u say u care about. @hrw @hrw_chinese
- Arrest of @joshuawongcf is an indictment not of him but of #Hongkong legal, political systems. Charges shd b immediately + unconditionally dropped! @hrw @hrw_chinese #HongKong opposition activist Joshua Wong arrested over illegal assembly scmp.com/news/hong-kong… via @SCMPNews
- “Beijing can bar me from running, but I refuse to be silenced. Democracy begins on the ground — and #China cannot silence us all.” Joshua Wong: #HongKong barred me from running for office. But the movement continues. @hrw_chinese
- Indonesia says it's all about its #Muslim brothers and sisters. And then proceeds to sell them out. @andreasharsono @hrw @hrw_chinese
- This is crazy: School suspends pupil for displaying ‘free #HongKong’ slogan in online classes scmp.com/news/hong-kong… via @SCMPNews
