Déclaration de l’Union européenne à la 51ème session du Conseil des droits de l’Homme (26 septembre 2022) [en]
Déclaration de l’Union européenne - 51ème session du Conseil des droits de l’Homme - Débat général (sous point 4 de l’ordre du jour)
"[...] In relation to Hong Kong, the EU remains gravely concerned about the repressive National Security Law (NSL), the renewed use of the Sedition Law, and the sweeping changes in the electoral system that constitute a violation of democratic principles and political pluralism. The legitimate exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular freedom of peaceful assembly and association, freedom of expression including media freedom supposed to remain protected until 2047, has been substantially eroded. The arrests of Cardinal Joseph Zen, and four other trustees and the secretary of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, the arrest of the chairman of the Hong Kong journalists association and the conviction of members of the general union of Hong Kong speech therapists for sedition, constitute deterioration of the freedoms guaranteed in the Hong Kong Basic Law. The independence of the judiciary is under immense pressure and the lengthy pre-trial detention in NSL cases is a source of concern, as well as the closure of numerous civil society groups. The EU urges the Chinese central government and the Hong Kong authorities to restore full respect for the rule of law, human rights, including freedom of association and freedom of expression, and democratic principles, including pluralism, to guarantee the independence of the judiciary and to preserve Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy under the ‘One country, two systems’ principle, in compliance with Hong Kong’s Basic Law and China’s domestic and international commitments. [...]"