The withdrawal of the bill is far from a victory for Hong Kong. In fact, it is quite the opposite.
Political prosecution of dissidents and police brutality moved up a notch after the announcement of the withdrawal. The youngest dissident arrested was just a 12-year-old; on 31 August, police officers indiscriminately have beaten commuters in a tube station and had a two-hour lockout that thwarted rescue of the injured and reporting of the event. These are blatant assaults of basic human rights.
We need to stop Hong Kong from downward spiraling into a police state.
In this fight for freedom, please stand with Hong Kong. Support the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
#PasstheHongKongHumanRightsAndDemocracyAct
