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	Encyclopedia: Human rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Human rights refers to the concept of human beings as having universal rights, or status, regardless of legal jurisdiction, and likewise other localizing factors, such as ethnicity and nationality.
		However human rights are defined in international law and covenants, and further, in the domestic laws of many states.
		These rights commonly include the right to life, the right to an adequate standard of living, freedom from torture and other mistreatment, freedom of religion and of expression, freedom of movement, the right to self-determination, the right to education, and the right to participation in cultural and political life.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Human-rights (1286 words)

	Human Rights Practices for Hong Kong in 2001
		Hong Kong religious leaders also have noted that the Basic Law provision that calls for ties between local religious organizations and their mainland counterparts to be based on "nonsubordination, noninterference, and mutual respect" could be used to limit such ties.
		Human rights groups have complained of a few cases in which seekers of asylum or refugee status have been arrested for illegal immigration and incarcerated for periods of up to several months, but there were no reports of the forced return of persons to a country where they feared persecution.
		Hong Kong's NPC delegates also are members of the selection committee that chose 10 of the Legislature's 60 members in 1998 and 6 of the legislators in 2000.
	www.freeserbia.net /Documents/HongKong2002.html (14013 words)

	1996 Human Rights Report: Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Human rights activists, journalists, and legislators continued to criticize the Government for opposing human rights initiatives such as the establishment of a human rights commission; laws against discrimination based on age, race, and sexual orientation; and freedom of information legislation.
		Human rights problems continued to include some instances of excessive use of force by the police, media self-censorship, limitations on citizens' ability to change their government, and violence and discrimination against women, and discrimination against the disabled.
		Human rights monitors in Hong Kong are concerned that this may be a growing problem and have documented victims' complaints of beatings during interrogation.
	www.usemb.se /human/1996/eastasia/hong_kong.html (7035 words)

	Hong Kong on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hong Kong is a free port, a bustling trade center, and a shipping and banking emporium—one of the greatest trading and transshipment centers in East Asia.
		Hong Kong has shipping connections with all major world ports and is an international air hub; the airport at Kai Tak (opened 1958) was built on land reclaimed from Kowloon Bay.
		Hong Kong was affected by the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98, but its economy began to rebound in 1999.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/HongK1ong.asp (2422 words)

	Hong Kong Human Rights
		The Hong Kong government itself trumpets its ongoing commitment to the rule of law and the importance of international law in the territory's legal system.
		The most pessimistic perspective comes from two human rights groups that sponsored a joint study on the eve of the handover, at which point the future seemed particularly uncertain.
		Meanwhile, authorities in Hong Kong have pledged to file reports on human rights in Hong Kong as required by both UN covenants, which the United Kingdom applied to Hong Kong in 1976 and which remain in effect--through the 1991 Bill of Rights Ordinance--after 1997 according to the Basic Law, the territory's mini-constitution.
	www.gwu.edu /~jaysmith/HongKong.html (1031 words)

	Hong Kong: Elections Marred by Intimidation (Human Rights Watch, 9-9-2004)
		Human Rights Watch said that the political climate has deteriorated for pro-democracy and human rights leaders following two large public demonstrations on July 1, 2003, and again on July 1, 2004, when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to oppose the rollback of civil liberties and basic freedoms.
		Human Rights Watch said that the past 12 months have seen a marked decline in the human rights situation in Hong Kong and that the toxic political climate created by Beijing's patriotism campaign has increasingly become the backdrop to threats of violence.
		Human Rights Watch called on the Hong Kong government to promptly investigate these and other acts of intimidation, and to assure Hong Kong voters that they would not be forced to reveal their choices in the legislative polls.
	www.hrw.org /english/docs/2004/09/09/china9325.htm (777 words)

	JURIST Hong Kong - Hong Kong law, legal research, human rights
		Hong Kong reverted from British to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997 (the handover).
		The Hong Kong members are nominated by the Chief Executive, the President of the Legislative Council, and the Chief Justice.
		Human rights and lawyers' organizations long have expressed concern that these exceptions to the Court of Final Appeal's power of final adjudication and this interpretation mechanism could be used to limit the independence of the judiciary or could degrade the courts' authority.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/hongkong.htm (1124 words)

	MEP speaks up for human rights in Hong Kong
		Hong Kong, formerly a British Colony but now a Special Adminstrative Region of China, is proposing to introduce new laws which many people believe could curtail human rights in the colony and threaten its standing as a thriving commercial centre.
		East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer, who lived in Hong Kong in the seventies and has visited frequently since then, has heard representations from ethnic Chinese constituents, calling for Hong Kong's traditional freedoms to be retained.
		Following the seminar, MEP Roger Helmer was approached by representatives of the Hong Kong Government Office in Brussels who gave him assurances about the maintenance of common law and human rights in the former Colony.
	www.rogerhelmer.com /hongkong.asp (294 words)

	Duke University School of Law : Curriculum: Human Rights: International, Hong Kong, and Japanese Perspectives, 237H.01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Western traditions of human rights and the concept of a "universal" standard of human rights will be considered, as well as current challenges to that concept, like cultural relativism and Asian values.
		The Hong Kong Bill of Rights (which was based on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) will be addressed, as well as the human rights elements of the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law.
		The course will also focus on a few specific areas in which the adoption of these international standards has had a significant impact in Hong Kong, for instance, the right to be presumed innocent and the right to equality.
	www.law.duke.edu /curriculum/descriptions/Archived/237h_01.html (340 words)

	Human Rights Reports on Hong Kong
		Human Rights Watch/Asia and the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor, recognizing that few if any groups are more vulnerable to the impact of political change than prisoners, recently investigated conditions in the Hong Kong prison system with the intention of establishing a benchmark of prison conditions prior to the territory's reversion to China.
		Since this request, the government of Hong Kong's slow implementation of basic rights and the government of China's stated policies regarding Hong Kong have precipitated great concern regarding the future of rights in the territory.
		It provides a general overview of human rights that are particularly at risk due to the transfer of sovereignty; discusses recent developments concerning current human rights abuses in Hong Kong; and makes recommendations for establishing human rights safeguards for post-1997 Hong Kong.
	www.hrw.org /hrw/press/hk-rep.htm (810 words)

	MEP speaks up for human rights in Hong Kong
		Hong Kong, formerly a British Colony but now a Special Adminstrative Region of China, is proposing to introduce new laws which many people believe could curtail human rights in the colony * and threaten its standing as a thriving commercial centre.
		Speaking at a seminar on Hong Kong in the European Parliament on Wednesday, Tannock recognised Britain's special responsibility as the former colonial power, and called on the PRC to respect its "One Country, Two systems" commitment.
		The delegation was led by distinguished former diplomat the Earl of Furlow, a Falun gong practitioner.
	www.charlestannock.com /121202.asp (288 words)

	The United Nations Human Rights Treaties
		The UN human rights treaties are at the core of the international system for the promotion and protection of human rights.
		It is a universal human rights legal system which applies to virtually every child, woman or man in the world.
		The successful implementation of the human rights treaty standards, whether at the international or national level, depends on their accessibility to the victims of human rights abuse.
	www.bayefsky.com (129 words)

	Action against police violation of human rights in Hong Kong. Zi Teng, June 15, 2005
		In Hong Kong sex work is not illegal but in the case of these women they were suspected of being in breach of conditions of stay.
		In Hong Kong, many sex workers are from Mainland China, impoverished backgrounds and are disadvantaged in nearly all sectors of their lives.
		Action for REACH OUT (AFRO), a Hong Kong based NGO with a twelve-year history of working with sex workers on the streets and in night clubs of Hong Kong, calls for the Hong Kong public as well as other concern organisations to take a stance on this gross violation of human rights and dignity.
	www.nswp.org /rights/ziteng-050615.html (964 words)

	China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
		Although legal reforms continued, there was backsliding on key human rights issues during the year, including arrests of individuals discussing sensitive subjects on the Internet, health activists, labor protesters, defense lawyers, journalists, house church members, and others seeking to take advantage of the space created by reforms.
		Criminal punishments could include "deprivation of political rights" for a fixed period after release from prison, during which the individual is denied the limited rights of free speech and association granted to other citizens.
		After the July 1 demonstration in Hong Kong against legislation on Article 23 of the Basic Law, the Government was stricter toward the underground Catholic Church, in part because the Government accused Hong Kong Catholic leader Bishop Joseph Zen of having a negative influence on his mainland coreligionists.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27768.htm (18065 words)

	gay news blog: Gay rights activists in Hong Kong protest human rights training by human rights training by Christian ...
		Gay rights activists in Hong Kong protest human rights training by human rights training by Christian group
		The Society of Truth and Light, a Christian group that has on several occasions spoken out against gay rights, was commissioned by the Education and Manpower Bureau to educate teachers in primary and secondary schools on human rights concepts.
		Education bureau spokeswoman Tam said it was the first time a nontertiary academic group was chosen to provide the human rights training to teachers.
	gay_blog.blogspot.com /2005/10/gay-rights-activists-in-hong-kong.html (389 words)

	Human Rights Monitor: HK Report
		Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of speech, of the press and of publication; freedom of association, of assembly, of procession and of demonstration; and the right and freedom to form and join trade unions, and to strike.
		The provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and international labor conventions as applied to Hong Kong shall remain in force and shall be implemented through the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
		The rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong residents shall not be restricted unless as prescribed by law.
	www.gwu.edu /~jaysmith/HK_HRMRep.html (6653 words)

	Ann Noonan on China & Hong Kong on National Review Online
		This July 9, little more than only six years since domain over Hong Kong's was passed from Great Britain to the PRC, Article 23 is expected to pass the Hong Kong Legislative Council, a body composed largely of PRC apparatchiks.
		Many expect Article 23 will be used by Hong Kong's government to subvert civil liberties, stifle free speech, and put a stranglehold on the free flow of information.
		Evangelical Christian Pastor Bob Fu says that in Hong Kong "there has been a systematic takeover of Christian churches" by the Chinese Communist party (CCP)," and he worries for the fate of Christianity there if Article 23 is implemented.
	www.nationalreview.com /comment/comment-noonan070103.asp (970 words)

	Hong Kong: Human Rights Issues Prior to 1997
		Hong Kong: Human Rights Issues Prior to 1997
		This book is a collection of articles and reports by Hong Kong people on a wide range of human rights issues in Hong Kong.
		Instead of confining to civil and political rights, this book provides a wider perspective to include human rights issues of different sectors and minorities.
	www.ahrchk.net /pub/mainfile.php/books/8 (64 words)

	Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Established in April 1995, the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor is an independent, non-partisan organisation rooted in the local community.
		We aim to promote better human rights protection in Hong Kong, both in terms of law and of practical life, and to encourage greater human rights awareness through education.
		To advance our education work, we have recently set up the "Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor Education Charitable Trust" and are in the process of setting up a resource and information centre to collect and disseminate basic human rights information.
	www.hkhrm.org.hk /english (504 words)

	Asia Observer - Hong Kong - with news, background, and useful links
		Hong Kong Voice of Democracy - site devoted to the democracy and human rights movement in Hong Kong
		Country report 2001 on China - including Hong Kong - from U.S. Department of State
		Asian Development Outlook 2002 (Hong Kong chapter) from Asian Development Bank
	www.asiaobserver.com /hong_kong.htm (176 words)

	Derechos: Human Rights in China - Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		China and Hong Kong: A New Approach on Human Rights
		Seeks to chronicle the activities of the grass-roots democracy movement and the political climate of Hong Kong under Chinese rule.
		Derechos Human Rights works for the respect and promotion of human rights, international humanitarian law and the right to privacy all over the world, as well as against impunity for human rights violators.
	www.derechos.org /human-rights/nasia/china/hk.html (105 words)

	Human & Con. Rights, Hong Kong Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hong Kong is located in eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
		Bilingual Laws Information System the Laws of Hong Kong online (from Department of Justice)
		Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic and Democratic Movements of China
	www.hrcr.org /national/g_k/hongkong.html (60 words)

	Human Rights in China
		Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that the health of house church leader Liu Fenggang is deteriorating in prison due to lack of treatment for his heart condition.
		In addition, it appears that another imprisoned house church leader, Xu Yonghai, has been held well beyond his proper release date because of authoritiesâ misuse of residential surveillance procedures.
		On January 25, 2006, Google Inc. launched google.cn, a Chinese-based version of its search engine which filters and self-censors results from searches on terms deemed politically sensitive by the...
	www.hrichina.org (142 words)

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