Defending Hong Kong at the UN and Advocating with Sebastien Lai in the US

Committee News

The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation’s Communications Manager, Megan Khoo, delivered a statement on Hong Kong’s human rights violations toward women at the United Nations. Mrs Khoo said, “It is unacceptable that female human rights activists, female journalists, and female politicians face physical assault and harassment, gender-targeted language, and transnational repression at the hands of the Hong Kong authorities.”

President of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation Mark Clifford attended the Committee to Protect Journalists’ World Press Freedom Day event in New York City featuring Jimmy Lai’s son, Sebastien Lai.

The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation’s Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, Frances Hui, attended an event on media freedom in Washington with Sebastien Lai, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation’s Chairman Ambassador James Cunningham, Jimmy Lai’s lead international lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, US Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. During the event, Sebastien condemned the Vatican and British government for failing to speak out on behalf of his father, a devout Catholic and British citizen.