HONG KONG -- A United Nations expert has warned that the national security law China imposed on Hong Kong is "hindering the independence of the judiciary," while putting the authorities on the spot over an effort to tighten their grip on legal representation.
Hong Kong security law
U.N. expert warns Hong Kong security law compromising judiciary
Letter comes as city pushes for veto on foreign lawyers, other powers
Police ask people to leave the entrance of a Hong Kong courthouse in early February, during a hearing of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the national security law. © Reuters
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