WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday (Jul 3) condemned Hong Kong authorities for issuing bounties linked to democracy activists based abroad, saying the move sets a dangerous precedent that could threaten human rights.
for information leading to the capture of eight prominent dissidents who live abroad and are wanted for national security crimes.
"The extraterritorial application of the Beijing-imposed National Security Law is a dangerous precedent that threatens the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people all over the world," he added, saying China is engaging in"transnational repression efforts". The national security law - which has reshaped Hong Kong society and eroded the firewall that once existed between the special autonomous region and the mainland - has the power to hold accused people across the world accountable.
Human Rights Watch also weighed in from its New York headquarters to attack the bounties as"baseless" and an expansion of China's"political intimidation campaign beyond its borders".
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