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On 10 December 1948, the member states of the United Nations came together in a remarkable demonstration of unity to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Comprising 30 articles, the declaration proclaimed the universality and indivisibility of human rights, and recognised human rights as the basis for freedom, justice and peace in the world. ln the years that followed, the principles enshrined in the UDHR were expanded upon in a proliferation of international standards and treaties, legally binding states to the protection and promotion of human rights, However, the unity displayed at the adoption of the UDHR was short-lived and reality has often been at odds with the inspiring rhetoric proclaimed by world leaders, who have allowed political interests to take precedent. Violent conflicts in Sudan, lraq, Sri Lanka, lsrael and Palestine, Somalia, among others, are taking numerous civilian lives each day. The US-led 'war on terror' has led to a blurring of human rights standards in the name of security,

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During their short stay, an action was organised in Tsim Sha Tsui just before the Olympics Games, calling on the Chinese government to honour its promises to improve human rights conditions in China.

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Kimberley Ho, 19, Malaysia

"Since joining Al two years ago, I've learnt that youth activism is so much more than just brandishing signposts and collecting petitions - it is about being actively concerned about the issues around you, and playing a role in the bigger scheme of things. My advice for any prospective newbies is to get immersed in Amnesty right away if you have a curiosity and passion for effecting positive change. No other way is more fun."

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"When I learnt about Al, I was impressed that it did not have any political leaning, and aims for one cause - all human rights for all, I joined Al and become an active member, I also got to know great people, who eventuallv became mv close friends,"

Suyoun Jang,25, South Korea

"Sometimes I get disappointed by people's indifference to Al's campaigns or human rights issues, so I wondered whether the world could be a better place only by my tiny effort, However I realised that the world changes and is changing slowly by small efforts from individuals all over the world."

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Simply for expressing their opinions and organising demonstrations in favour of access to "therapeutic abortions", charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, incitement to commit a crime, and public defence of a crime have been brought against the nine women. A final judgment on the case has not been announced yet, although it has been one year since the complaint was presented.

A recent inquiry shows the persistence of the unfair treatment of women. ln 2003, a nineyear-old girl, Rosita, was raped and subsequently fell pregnant. The Nicaraguan Women's Network arranged for Rosita to cross the border into Nicaragua where she would have safe and legal access to an abortion. At the time "therapeutic abortions" (abortions for women whose pregnancy puts their life or health in danger) were legal, and had been available in Nicaragua for over a century. The abortion had been authorised by a commission of doctors, convened by the Ministry of Health, and a subsequent investigation into the abortion had found the procedure to be legal and justified. ln October 2006, in an unexpected move, the Nicaraguan National Assembly voted to criminalise abortions under all circumstances.

ln October 2OO7 , a complaint was brought to the Public Prosecutor's Office against nine of the women human rights defenders involved in the abortion by a Church-backed non-governmental organisation, the Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights (ANPDH).

Al supports the right of women to safe and accessible abortion in situations where they are victims of sexual violence. Al also supports the work of women human rights defenders around the world who have suffered discrimination and punishment for their activism for gender equality. Al maintains that violence against women is a violation of the rights and freedoms of women.

This year the 16 Days campaign will emphasise the intersectional quality of two of Amnesty lnternational's movements: the Stop Violence against Women Campaign and the Dignity Campaign (Al's global campaign on poverty).

Women are often likely to be poorer and more affected by poverty than men, largely due to gender discrimination. Discrimination ano violence against women impedes their efforts to escape poverty by reducing their access to education, health care and labour rights, to name a few. As Thoraya Ahmed Obaid of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) so rightly noted: "We cannot make poverty history unless we make violence against women history."

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AIHK submitted its views on the topics and contents to be covered by the HK SAR report, focusing on the following issues and concerns:

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of the Basic Law

While AIHK recogniszes the right of the National People's Congress to interpret the Basic Law, it is concerned that such requests for interpretations may undermine judicial independence - - a fundamental safeguard for the protection of human rights - - particularly when requests for interpretations are made by executive rather than judicial bodies in Hong Kong.

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Failure to establish a Human Rights Commission

Responsibility for human rights monitoring and protection in Hong Kong remains split between different bodies: the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Office of the Ombudsman, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and the Security Bureau, and the Police Complaints Committee. There is no comprehensive mechanism for investigating human rights violations and providing remedies.

AIHK sees that Hong Kong lacks an accessible, affordable and effective mechanism under through which individuals could can seek remedies for violations of their human rights. And although the UN Human Rights Committee has recommended that the HKSAR should consider the establishment of an independent human rights institution, the government has not taken any steps towards setting up a Human Rights Commission.

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During the Beijing Olympic Games in August, several people arrived in Hong Kong intending to take part in activities around the Olympic torch relay, but were denied entry. At that time, the decision to deny these activists entry to Hong Kong raised fears that the authorities might attempt to arbitrarily restrict peaceful protests more generally in Hong Kong during the torch relay. Al acknowledges that the authorities had a right and duty to maintain public order for the relay, but this should not be an excuse to clamp down on acts of peaceful protest or otherwise restrict the fundamental human rights to of freedom of expression, association and assembly. lV. Race Discrimination

The HKSAR Legislative Council passed a Race Discrimination Ordinance (RDO) last in July, 2008, but AIHK remains concerned that the Ordinance does not fully reflect nternational standards of protection against ncial discri minati on, and does not live up to its obligations as a signatory of the lnternational Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of i

Discrimination (ICERD).

The Ordinance provides for broad exemptions for categories based on nationality, citizenship, immigration and residency status, and but does not also cover new arrivals from the Mainland China. The HKSAR government claims that the ICERD does not address discrimination of the same ethnicity, thus it does not cover Chinese coming to Hong Kong from the mainland as they are ethnically the same as the local Chinese.

V. Discrimination on grounds of serual orientation

The government continues to drag its feet in proposing, or removing legislation, which discriminates against same-sex

couples: 1. A lawsuit was filed questioning a provision Ă­n the statute books which maintains a different age of consent where two men can carry out intercourse, which is set at the age o12I, while the age for a man and a woman is 16. This provision of the Crimes Ordinance were was declared unconstitutional, but the government has yet to remove the offending provisions from the statute book.

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3, The composition of the Sexual Minorities Forum (SMF)which should "provide a regular and formal channel for NG0s and the Government to exchange views...", makes it quite difficult to achieve its purpose; while the Gender ldentity and Sexual Orientation Unit (GlS0U), set up to "provide dedicated service for the promotion for equal opportunities for people of different sexual orientation and transgender persons..." lacks both legal and investigative power to provide real assistance, or counselling service to those who seek help and support. The government's lack of commitment to seriously address the issue becomes quite evident.

Vl. Domestic Violence An amendment to the Domestic Violence Ordinance (DVO) in 2OO7 was introduced to expand its coverage, but there are remaining concerns:

1, broadening the coverage of the DVO to cover same-sex partners to fulfill the principle of non-discrimination.

2, simplifying the application procedure for injunction orders and to broaden the scope to prohibit the perpetrators from causing damage to the applicants' property and from hiring third parties to harass the applicants and their children.

Concerns arising out of Hong Kong's obligations under the IGESCR

The provision of the ICESCR has not been fully integrated into the domestic legislation due to the failure of government to propose the ordinance which will achieve this in the manner that the ICCPR provisions have been incorporated into domestic legislation.

Human Rights Education

Human rights education (HRE) work has stalled since the reshuffling in government offices and the responsibility for HRE was shifted from Home Affairs Bureau to the Constitutional & and Mainland Affairs Bureau (CMAB) in July, 2OO7. While the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education agreed that human rights education and promotion is one of its mandates, it will include human rights education into the "national education" curriculum, formulated as per "public consensus" received by the CMAB. This raises concerns, since conducting "human rights education" in accordance with public to the consensus from public will limit its effectiveness, as it should be formulated according to internationally recognised human rights standards, and not determined by any "public consensus".

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Although pregnancy is not a disease, it kills one woman every minute, and many more suffer from infections and illnesses related to childbirth.

Almost all of the deaths are preventable, and 95% of them occur in developing countries due to insufficient or inefficient healthcare services.

Women's risk of death during childbirth is as low as 1 in 8,700 in some developed countries, but as high as 1 in 20 in some developing countries.

Discrimination against women in excluded communities, pafticularly those of Afro-Brazilian descent. means that there is insufficient fundamental healthcare which can have serious life or death implications. An Al report (Picking up the Pieces-Women's Experience of Urban Violence in Brazil) provides evidence that for black and mixed-race women in Brazil, pregnancy and childbirth is the fourth-largest cause of death' A large number of pregnancy related deaths in Brazil are related to unsafe abortions. The criminalisation of abortion in Brazil (except for cases where the pregnancy is a result of rape, or the pregnancy puts the woman's life at serious risk), means that abortions often take place under risky circumstances and may endanger women.

Doctors are also unwilling to treat women suffering from complications arising from abortion, fearing retribution from the law, and thus putting women's lives at greater risk, The right to health is enshrined in Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with particular attention to motherhood, and is reiterated in other human rights treaties.

Sexual and reproductive rights are necessary for the enjoyment of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being, as well as the realisation of other fundamental human rights, such as the right to education and employment. Al's recently adopted policy on sexual and reproductive rights supports the right of women to accessible maternal care, including safe and accessible abortion. Al believes that states have an obligation to protect women's reproductive rights from coercion, discrimination

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