Hong Kong breached bill of rights over police scrutiny, court rules
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from World news | The Guardian on (#5AJYQ)
Amid ongoing unrest, judge calls for establishment of independent complaints system
The Hong Kong government breached its bill of rights on protection from torture and cruel treatments by failing to provide an independent mechanism for complaints about police, the region's high court has ruled.
The finding comes as a report by international experts who quit a Hong Kong police brutality inquiry last year said officers' crowd-control tactics had radicalised protesters and worsened perceptions of the force's legitimacy.
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