2023-12-12 23:51:55
Zou Xingtong received the Franco-German Human Rights and Rule of Law Award
[Yahoo News Report]Zou Xingtong, the former vice president of the stake who was detained on charges of inciting subversion, was awarded the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law by the French and German governments. One of this year’s 12 winners.according toAnnouncement from the German Foreign Ministryeach laureate is committed to defending human rights, often putting himself in difficult situations for justice and the right to political participation, and persisting even at the risk of losing his freedom or even his life.
The German Consulate General in Hong Kong is also on Facebook Post a messageThe announcement stated that the awards were presented in recognition of the recipients’ commitment to human dignity and inalienable human rights.
December 10 is International Human Rights Day. The French and German governments have jointly awarded the Human Rights and Rule of Law Award since 2016 to commend those who work hard to defend human rights internationally. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna announced yesterday (December 12) this year’s 12 winners, all of whom are leaders of non-governmental organizations dedicated to defending human rights, including Zou Xingtong. The remaining winners are from Syria, Venezuela, Central African Republic, Iraq, Lebanon, Poland, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo and Cook Islands.
The past few winners of the Franco-German Human Rights and Rule of Law Award are also from China. In 2019, the wife of Mainland human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was arrested in the “709 Massacre”Li Wenzuwon awards; and in 2018, award recipients included Chinese human rights lawyersYu Wensheng。
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