To fend off global efforts to hold it to account, Beijing has "significantly increased" efforts to undermine the international institutions created in the mid-20th century to defend human rights, HRW said. But the 64-year-old was turned back by authorities at the city's airport on Sunday, with China defending the move by saying HRW had incited pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. Roth called the claim "preposterous" as he launched HRW's World Report 2020, which reviews human rights practices in nearly 100 countries, at the UN. "It's insulting to the people of Hong Kong," Roth said, adding that the Chinese government was scared the "indigenous" movement could spread to the mainland. It added that red-carpet treatment for Chinese officials should be conditioned on "real progress on human rights."

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 15, 2020 12:45 UTC