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Written by: Zheng Qiuling
2020-04-25 08:00
Last update date: 2020-04-25 08:00The three special rapporteurs under the UN Human Rights Council and the vice-chairman of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention jointly sent a letter to the Hong Kong Government earlier, concerned that in the anti-revision routine demonstration conflicts that began in June last year, there are medical workers including voluntary first-aid personnel And medical care was arrested and restricted to rescue. The incidents mentioned therein included the ambulance staff who were refused to enter the station during the 8.31 Prince Station incident. In the Polytechnic University incident, a registered doctor who supported the rescue work was arrested.
The rapporteur pointed out that to "most serious concern" has been authorized by the Human Rights Council to send a letter, hoping that the Hong Kong government will reply and provide clarification, and show that they believe that there is sufficient and reliable information to publicly express the UN ’s attention. According to information on the website, no reply from the Hong Kong Government has been seen.
"Hong Kong 01" enquired with the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau yesterday (24th) and is waiting for a reply.
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According to the UN website, the three special rapporteurs under the Human Rights Council and the vice chairman of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention sent a joint letter to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 19, requesting the Hong Kong government to respond to medical work The problems and encounters of people ’s rights and interests in large-scale public activities.
They submitted information that a large number of medical workers were arrested by the police and handcuffed during the process of performing their legal medical duties at the scene of the violent conflict. Even if they were able to provide identification and qualification certificates, they were still detained on charges of "participation in the riot". .
The letter specifically quoted some incidents, including: In August, a female emergency responder was suspected to have been hit by a police bag in Tsim Sha Tsui; the emergency responder was arrested at Kwun Tong Station for having three scissors and saline; on August 31 On the other hand, an ambulance was refused to enter the Prince Station to treat the wounded; in November, an ambulance was blocked during the fall of the university student Zhou Zile.
The rapporteur also paid attention to the PolyU incident for a long period of time. A large number of medical workers wearing emergency ambulance reflective clothing and displaying registration certificates, their hands were tied up with straps, and registered doctors were detained for more than 24 hours.
UN letter to the government
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There are reports that a discharge summary lists rubber bullet wounds as "poke wounds"
In addition, they are also concerned about receiving multiple reports reflecting that the HA's request to identify injured persons participating in public activities undermines the public's trust in the public medical system, and even accuses the hospital of the discharge summary problem, such as being blinded by a rubber bullet , The diagnostic code is "blunt injury, mechanism not specified." ("Blunt injury, mechanism not specified.")
The letter asked the Hong Kong government to respond to the allegations involving medical and emergency responders, and to make clarifications; when the rapporteur receives the reply, it will be posted on the website and added to the annual routine report of the Human Rights Council. While waiting for a reply, they urged to take all necessary temporary measures to prevent the allegations from recurring and investigate the allegations.
International attention to humanitarian relief efforts blocked
According to the information, in addition to the United Nations, the "cross-party parliamentary Hong Kong team" of the British Parliament has announced the investigation of the actions of the Hong Kong police against humanitarian support personnel (ie first-aiders, etc.) during demonstrations, and whether they violated international human rights conventions and invited Hong Kong people And relevant organizations to submit evidence, and invite international lawyers and human rights experts to analyze and evaluate. In response, a government spokesperson reiterated that "foreign governments should not interfere in the internal affairs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in any way" and both spoke with police officers that someone "pretends to be an emergency responder" is a common method.
In addition, as early as January 29, two special rapporteurs under the United Nations Human Rights Council had written to the Hong Kong government for the police ’s use of chemical weapons such as tear gas and pepper spray, expressing concern that the public was unable to learn The ingredients and the wording strongly point out that there is reason to believe that the authorities used indiscriminately, unnecessarily, and disproportionately to use tear gas, pepper spray, and other chemical agents against the international and Hong Kong use of force Multiple principles. The Hong Kong government stated that it has provided the central government with a response to the United Nations. However, the website information shows that no reply has been seen so far.
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