The letter calls for Magnitsky legislation to be brought against China’s officials complicit in human rights “atrocities” in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Cherie Wong of the pro-democracy group Alliance Canada Hong Kong, which is a signatory to the letter, said the “inaction” by Ottawa amounts to flip-flopping. “We at Alliance Canada Hong Kong (ACHK) are frustrated with the deliberate inaction,” Wong said in an email. International human rights lawyer David Matas told the Star such sanctions pressure those involved personally in human rights abuses rather than just make a widespread condemnation of a government. Last week, the United States named several people and one organization related to human rights abuses in China for sanctions.

Source: thestar July 14, 2020 17:43 UTC