Submission to the Human Rights Committee (2022)

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This report was submitted by the Macau Research Group to the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) for its review of the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in Macau, China at the HRC’s 135th Session in May 2022.

The submission covered a wide range of civil and political rights issues including: the disqualification of election candidates, denial of the right to assembly for migrant workers, interference with press freedom, planned revisions to the national security law, mass surveillance, restrictions on freedom of expression, and discrimination against LGBT+ persons.

Submission to the CESCR (2023)

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This report was submitted by the Macau Research Group to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) for its review of the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in Macau, China at the CESCR’s 73rd Session in January 2023.

The submission focused on the proposed excessive regulation of trade unions, the vulnerability of migrant workers to exploitation, and the health and rights of LGBT+ persons in Macau.

Reports on Macau Research Group

Submission to the Human Rights Committee (2022)

Submission to the CESCR (2023)