美加英澳13個社團組織8月23日聯名請願,呼籲國際各界重視香港人民政治,民權被侵犯,要求立即釋放所有良心犯,終止政治起訴支持民主,捍衛人權的活躍人士。
聯名社團指稱,在香港至少已有117人因為雨傘運動,蠔涌炸彈,旺角初一衝突,立會非法集結,反釋法遊行等等諸多案件被捕,被判刑,或正審判中。
International Petition Campaign calls for solidarity to address rights violations in Hong Kong
An International petition campaign to call for international solidarity to address civil and political rights violations in Hong Kong is being launched today by thirteen community organizations from USA, Canada, UK and Australia namely:
1. Association of Overseas Hong Kong Chinese for Democracy and Human Rights 海外香港華人民主人權促進會 (Massachusetts, USA)
2. Australia-Hong Kong Link 澳港聯 (Australia)
3. Canada-Hong Kong Link 港加聯 (Canada)
4. Democracy for Hong Kong- D4HK (UK)
5. Federation of Overseas Hong Kong Chinese, Washington DC 華盛頓海外香港華人聯會(USA)
6. Friends of Hong Kong and Macau of Boston 波士頓港澳之友社 (USA)
7. Hong Kong Forum Los Angeles 洛杉磯香港論壇 (USA)
8. Movement for Democracy in China (Calgary) 卡城中國民主促進會 (Canada)
9. Northern California Hong Kong Club 北加州香港會 (USA)
10. NY4HK (New Yorkers supporting Hong Kong) (USA)
11. Toronto Association for Democracy in China 多倫多支持中國民運會 (Canada)
12. Vancouver Hong Kong Forum Society 溫哥華香港協進會 (Canada)
13. Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement 溫哥華支援民主運動聯會 (Canada)
Major objectives of this international petition campaign are:
1. To raise international awareness of the political prosecution and imprisonment of pro-democracy activists and civil rights defenders in Hong Kong which is an attempt to silence those who dare to challenge the existing political power in Hong Kong and the authoritarian rule of the Chinese Communist Party.
2. To show international solidarity with Hong Kong to address the continuous decline of civil and political rights in Hong Kong which is a violation of the provisions on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) of which China is a signatory.
3. To demand immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of conscience and an end to the political prosecution of pro-democracy activists and civil rights defenders.
The above thirteen community organizations will solicit support from prominent individuals and organizations outside of Hong Kong that have influence in their own fields, countries or in the international community. Signatories of the campaign will be by invitation only and include:
1. Current or former members of government,
2. International NGOs,
3. Scholars, and
4. Community leaders.
As members of the international community, we encourage the general public to follow Story of the Frontiers on Facebook for latest updates on Hong Kong political prisoners and the free-the-prisoners campaign in Hong Kong. We also encourage the general public to write to all prisoners of conscience in Hong Kong particularly those who are less renowned to let them know that they have not been forgotten. The world is watching Hong Kong and all of us from the international community support them.
For further information, please contact:
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