Responding to the Hong Kong government’s bid to seek a court order to prohibit people from singing, broadcasting or distributing the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong”, the Head of Amnesty International’s China Team, Sarah Brooks, said:
“The Hong Kong government’s absurd campaign to outlaw a song shows just how little respect it has for human rights.
“Banning ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ would be in clear contradiction of international human rights law and standards, despite the government falsely claiming that such a move would be consistent with the Hong Kong Bill of Rights and international human rights treaties binding on Hong Kong.
“It is a further concern that the government has tried to justify the banning request by referring to the deeply problematic National Security Law. Under international human rights standards, expression cannot be punished…
