Civil Human Rights Front or CHRF (Chinese: 民間人權陣線; pinyin: Mínjiān Rénquán Zhènxiàn) is an organization that focuses on the issues of Hong Kong politics and livelihood, affiliates almost all the pan-democratic camps in Hong Kong. Forty-eight NGOs and political groups have been involved in the organization as of January 2006. The most well-known event held by the CHRF is the Hong Kong 1 July marches.
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