Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor - Current and Future Events

Current and Future Events

  1. Forming group to monitor possible interference on the freedom of expression by the HKSAR Government and/or Central Chinese authorities on existing and future legislation.
  2. Preparing the amicus curiae (Friend of the Court) documents on important constitutional matters.
  3. Monitoring the self-censorship of the media and the possible threat to other media.
  4. Carrying out research on existing laws on detention and imprisonment and proposing recommendations raised by the Monitor and Human Rights Watch.
  5. Urging the HKSAR Government to outlaw racial discrimination by maintaining a record of cases of racial discrimination to illustrate the need for action on this issue.
  6. Investigating issues on mental health and its implications on human rights.
  7. Refreshing the homepage from time to time to make sure members and other interested individuals are able to keep track of the Monitor's activities and the human rights situation in Hong Kong.
  8. Publishing and translating various human rights materials. This include booklets on women's rights, on the rights of minorities and on freedom of association and book on teaching human rights for teachers and video about human rights.
  9. Establishing a human rights information centre including legislation, government and non-governmental organisation publications and newspaper clippings.
  10. Continuing the police campaign which includes monitoring demonstrations, reforming the ineffective police complaints mechanism and improving the quality of autopsies by Government pathologists.

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