Arrest of pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong serious concern, says rights experts – ANI English | DailyHunt

Hong Kong, October 13 (ANI): The arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung, on charges of “incitement to subversion” and being a foreign agent, is a source of “deep concern”, UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday. The human rights lawyer, who was arrested on September 8, was a member of the Hong Kong Alliance, an advocacy group that organised an annual candlelight vigil marking the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square. Several other activists have been similarly arrested and charged under the National Security Law. The law came into force at the end of…