United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Friday that China is restricting basic civil and political freedoms in the name of national security and Covid-19 measures, adding to a wave of criticism of the country’s rights record.“Activists, lawyers and human rights defenders – as well as some foreign nationals – face arbitrary criminal charges, detention or unfair trials,” Bachelet told the Human Rights Council.More than 600 people in Hong Kong are being investigated for taking…
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