International Legislators Condemn the Disqualifying of Hong Kong Democratic Candidates

Member of the pro-democracy political organization Demosisto and disqualified lawmaker Nathan Law speaks to reporters in Hong Kong on June 19, 2020. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

A group of international lawmakers issued a statement on Thursday condemning the Hong Kong government’s decision to disqualify democratic candidates.

The statement was signed by 68 lawmakers from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) representing eight European countries and the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.