中國代表團將於本月9 日在日內瓦接受聯合國人權理事會多個國家審議人權狀，香港亦會派出政制及內地事務局副局長譚志源等官員出席。消息人士稱，會議上有國家會就中國的勞改制度和死刑問題提出質問。民主黨、香港人權監察及中國維權律師關注組的代表明日組團赴日內瓦，會表達對香港警權過大、媒體自我審查、內地打壓維權人士等問題的不滿。
不履行改善人權建議或遭譴責
過去中國會因應多個不同的國際公約，向聯合國人權委員會提交報告，並通過表決決定哪些國家需要受審議，香港人權監察總幹事羅沃啟稱，中國從未試過接受審議。但2006 年聯合國人權理事會取代人權委員會，改為每個國家輪流受審議，中國這次是首次就人權狀受聯合國會員國家審議，並經抽籤，由加拿大、印尼和尼日利亞撰寫關於中國的人權報告。
聯合國人權理事會將於本月2 日召開，13日結束。中國會派代表團赴日內瓦接受審議，香港方面則由譚志源和另外4 名官員出席。譚志源回應本報查詢時表示，未知道會有多少提問關於香港，但強調香港在消除種族歧視方面已經通過立法，而且香港在人權方面比很多地方都好。
羅沃啟昨表示，今次是中國及香港首次就人權問題接受國際審議，其他國家提出的意見不能被否決，而且會記錄在案。民主動力召集人蔡耀昌說，若人權理事會提出改善人權建議，而有國家不履行的話，可能會遭到譴責。
劉慧卿：表達釋法損港自治民主黨副主席劉慧卿指出，屆時會表達回歸後3 次人大釋法，對本港落實高度自治和人權所造成的傷害，亦會表達港人對普選訴求，希望理事會跟進。中國維權律師關注組執行秘書潘嘉偉表示，會集中反映內地律師所受的打壓。
(轉載自《明報》2009年2月4日報道)
2009年2月4日 星期三
Rights groups go West with gripes ranging from reforms to radio
Hong Kong's stalled political reforms, wealth gap, radio licensing regime and treatment of migrant workers are to be given an international airing in Geneva.
Delegates from the Society for Community Organization, Democratic Party, China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor and Human Rights Commission leave tomorrow to press their agendas at the United Nations' Universal Periodic Review in Switzerland.
``We will try to impress upon this council our concerns and hope they take them up and make recommendations,'' Democratic Party vice chairwoman Emily Lau Wai-hing said.
Hong Kong Human Rights Commission representative Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong said the central and Hong Kong governments will have to answer to the international community on how they plan to implement their promise on the territory's autonomy.
The commission wants universal suffrage for chief executive and legislature elections along with the scrapping of functional constituencies and appointment of district councillors. Tsoi also expressed concern about the growing wealth gap. China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group executive secretary Patrick Poon is calling for an independent judiciary in the mainland and an end to the harassment of lawyers who take on politically sensitive cases.
Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor wants the creation of procedures for police search powers and the setting up of an independent police complaints body.
The group is also calling for reform of the radio licensing regime to protect freedom of speech and better safeguards for migrant workers.
(Source: The Standard, 4 February 2009)
Delegates from the Society for Community Organization, Democratic Party, China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor and Human Rights Commission leave tomorrow to press their agendas at the United Nations' Universal Periodic Review in Switzerland.
``We will try to impress upon this council our concerns and hope they take them up and make recommendations,'' Democratic Party vice chairwoman Emily Lau Wai-hing said.
Hong Kong Human Rights Commission representative Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong said the central and Hong Kong governments will have to answer to the international community on how they plan to implement their promise on the territory's autonomy.
The commission wants universal suffrage for chief executive and legislature elections along with the scrapping of functional constituencies and appointment of district councillors. Tsoi also expressed concern about the growing wealth gap. China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group executive secretary Patrick Poon is calling for an independent judiciary in the mainland and an end to the harassment of lawyers who take on politically sensitive cases.
Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor wants the creation of procedures for police search powers and the setting up of an independent police complaints body.
The group is also calling for reform of the radio licensing regime to protect freedom of speech and better safeguards for migrant workers.
(Source: The Standard, 4 February 2009)
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