Carney under pressure from human-rights, prodemocracy groups to highlight Jimmy Lai’s case at G7

Rights Groups Press Ottawa to Reverse Blockage of Motion in Support of Hong Kong Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai

Rights groups are renewing calls for Ottawa to support Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai after the federal government paused a motion to grant him honorary Canadian citizenship last week. The Toronto Association for Democracy in China and the Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China issued a joint press release on June 18, asking Ottawa to urge the release of Lai, who has been in a Hong Kong prison for more than four years, and resta…

Carney under pressure from human-rights, prodemocracy groups to highlight Jimmy Lai’s case at G7

Prime Minister is being pressed to help secure the jailed Hong Kong publisher’s freedom