< Statement ><\/p>\n\n\n\n
We condemn the enactment of the National Security Law, which seeks to wipe out even the basic freedoms and human rights of Hong Kong citizens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Chinese government must repeal the National Security Law and ensure the One country Two system!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On 28 May 2020, the national People\u2019s Congress of China passed the National Security Law, which applies to Hong Kong. Chinese government\u2019s introduction of the National Security Law to Hongkong is wrong from its procedure. According to Article 23 of the Basic Law, enacted in 1997 after the return of Hong Kong sovereignty, it is stipulated that Hong Kong government has an authority to establish the National Security Law and related matters. That is, fact that the Chinese Government enacted the National Security Law is itself a denial and violation of Hong Kong Basic Law. Chinese government included the National Security Law in Annex III of the Hong kong Basic law, which is also the violation of the Basic Law since it only addresses matters outside of Hong kong\u2019s autonomy including national defense, diplomacy, and etc. As such, Chinese government\u2019s attempt to directly enact the national security law, though they know that it is clearly against the Hong Kong Basic Law, is of great concern in that it spoils its \u2018one country two systems\u2019 from the basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From March 2019 to nowadays, citizens of Hong Kong protest against the extradition law have consistently called for their 5 demands, observing the merciless police violence and Hongkong government ignoring the voice of citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fact that these 5 demands is common idea of Hong Kong citizen is shown by the unprecedented win of pro-democratic camp in November 2019, District Council elections. However, Hong Kong government didn\u2019t accepted the citizen\u2019s opinion, arrested 14 pro-democratic leaders last April during the COVID-19 pandemic and in May, they are trying to put the Hong Kong citizens in silence more actively. They enforced the Hong Kong citizens to submit to them rather than listening to their opinion to the point where they have came up with National Security Law to take away their basic human rights and freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Security Law allows the China government to establish national security organs to \u201cprevent, ban and punish the activities that is dangerous for national security.\u201d Also, it rejects the intervention of foreign power. Now, Hong Kong citizens should live in fear that attending the protest to condemn the government or posting on the SNS can be punished. Hong Kong Civil Society Organizations and labor unions can be punished by only interacting with foreign civil society. The law has the main traits of National Security Law that sabotaged citizens freedom and rights in numerous countries including South Korea and took democracy back. If this law is enforced, the Hong Kong legislative elections which will be held in September will lose its meaning. It is because the government can dismiss the lawmakers who criticize the government based on National Security Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n South Korea\u2019s civil society, which has been allied for democracy and human rights in Hong Kong, strongly condemns the Chinese government\u2019s direct passage of the National Security Law, which ignores Hong Kong\u2019s basic law and oppresses Hong Kong citizens\u2019 human rights. We are ashamed that South Korea still fails to abolish the National Security Law in South Korea, even though it knows how much it harms democracy and human rights in our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Security Law, which suppresses citizens for reasons of national security, is a matter of dignity and conscience that all mankind must protect together. Korean civil society is determined to fight and band together against the oppression and violence that will be inflicted on Hong Kong citizens starting with the implementation of the National Security Law, and we specifically call on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n – The Chinese government should abolish the Hong Kong National Security Law and respect the Hong Kong Basic Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – The Chinese government guarantees a \u201cOne country, two systems\u201d principle to grant Hong Kong high autonomy and complies with international human rights standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – The Hong Kong government should accepts the five demands and stops violent suppression of protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – As a member of the Human Rights Council, the South Korean government should express its\u2019 opposition to the introduction of Hong Korng\u2019s National Security Law and abolish Korea\u2019s National Security Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – The international community, including the UN, should take joint action against the introduction of the Hong Kong National Security Law against the International Covenants on Human Rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n June 1, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2605Signatory from Organizations(49 organizaitons):<\/p>\n\n\n\n 518now<\/p>\n\n\n\n Activists group for Human Rights \u2018BARAM\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian Dignity Initiative<\/p>\n\n\n\n Catholic Human Right’s Comittee<\/p>\n\n\n\n Changdam Publishers<\/p>\n\n\n\n CitizenActionforGyungui-commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dasan Human Rights Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dialogue China \u5bf9\u8bdd\u4e2d\u56fd<\/p>\n\n\n\n Green Party Seoul<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gwangju Hong Kong solidarity committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hanwoory church<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hong Kong Protest Lennon Wall in South Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n Human Rights Movement Space \u2018Hwal\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n IN-GAN-SA-RANG<\/p>\n\n\n\n Insoonism Comix<\/p>\n\n\n\n Institute of Universal Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n Justice Party-Geonggido Party-Teenager Union<\/p>\n\n\n\n Justice Party Seoul Student Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n Korean House for International Solidarity<\/p>\n\n\n\n Korean Institute of Law & Human Rights in Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n Korean Progressive Network ‘Jinbonet’<\/p>\n\n\n\n KwangHwaMoon TV<\/p>\n\n\n\n Migrant workers movement supporters group<\/p>\n\n\n\n Migrants Center Friend<\/p>\n\n\n\n MINBYUN – Lawyers for a Democratic Society Internatioanl Solidarity Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n NANCEN Refugee Rights Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n NanumMunhwa<\/p>\n\n\n\n National Council of YMCAs of Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n NCCK Human Rights Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n Palestine Peace and Solidarity in South Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n pax christi korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n PeaceGround<\/p>\n\n\n\n People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n People , not Profit<\/p>\n\n\n\n Platform C<\/p>\n\n\n\n Society of International Solidarity in Justice Party<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solidarity for Another World<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solidarity for peace & humanrights<\/p>\n\n\n\n studio daal<\/p>\n\n\n\n The People\u2019s Solidarity for Korea Youth Policy<\/p>\n\n\n\n younggreens<\/p>\n\n\n\n Youth Committee of the Suwon City Committee of the Justice Party<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gwangju Conference on Human Rights (Siloam People, Gwangju Welfare Sympathy Plus, Gwangju Human Rights Keeper \u2018Hwal-Jjak\u2019, Gwangju Citizens\u2019 Community for Society without Academic Clique)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2605 Individual Signatory(128 persons):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aram Jung Back da eun Bang Seonil<\/p>\n\n\n\n basicincomeparty BO RAN LEE Bomi Kim Bora Chung bouquins Byeol Byun donghyun Chae hwang Chaeyoung yoon Chan CHANG TAI HSUAN Cho Yeongmin ChoHanJinHee Choi hyunsook Choi Jung Hwan Choi Jung hwan choi yoon hyeon choisoyoung Choiwoojin Daae park Daeyeong Jung Do Hyeon Lee Eseul Esther<\/p>\n\n\n\n GhangHyeon Hahn Haemin Ryu Han gun hee heeum Hong Seok Hwan Huiyun Bak Hye Kyu Yum hyoung jae young Hyunseo Lee Jaehyung Kim JANG EUNJI Jayeong Yoon Jeong Dajeong Jeongmin Lee Jesus Yoon Jiewuh Song Jihye Lee Kim Jimin Lee jinkyung johyunhee joo jeongyong Jooeun Kim Jung Sang Ho Junhsi Chang<\/p>\n\n\n\n Justin Jo KANG GIL YONG Kang Min Seok Kang Nam-Kyu Kim Chaeeun Kim Heesoo Kim hyunseung Kim Min Sook kIM Seoung Hoon Kim Seung Taek Koo Na Yeon Kyeongmi Cho KyuWhan Kim Law Mei Suet Lee Dongmin Lee Eunho Lee han-gyeol Lee Jae Hyeok Lee Jane Lee Minho Lee minyoung Lee myeung A LEE SEAUL BI Lee Yeon Ji<\/p>\n\n\n\n limbo Lo Yeuk Nam Majung minki choi Minsoo Minsoo Kim Miyeon Choi MMDD park chaeeun Park chang jin Park Do hyung Park Jae-Hyun Park Soon Heung Parkhyunseo polyin Rain Leung Regina Jang Rhee, Hanbeet Roh helena Samie Kim San Yi Seojung Park Seoyeon Kim SEUNGOK LEE<\/p>\n\n\n\n Simji Lee So Hyeonseung So Jung Lee Yun Sohee Jeong Song ha hoon sun-chul kim Sung Yu-hyoen Sunkyoung Cho SunMyeong Lee Tari Young-jung Na Te Yeun Kim Wang Woominho Woorin Kim X Yang sejeong Ye-Eun Kim Yeon A Yi Eung-Sang Yi Hye-yeong Yoo-suk Kim young bae Youngjoon Kim Yu HyunMi<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yu Seung Jae Yuen Ka Kit Yuna 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