Hong Kong security law 'may break international laws'

UN experts call on China to explain apparent breaches of human rights obligations

Hong Kong's national security law risks breaching multiple international laws and the declaration of human rights, a coalition of United Nations human rights experts has said.

The rare and stinging communique (pdf) from seven different working groups and special rapporteurs warned the Chinese government that the law infringed on fundamental rights, lacked precision, and may not meet international thresholds of necessity, proportionality, and non-discrimination".