Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia mark International Human Rights Day

People across Asia marked International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2019, with rallies and street demonstrations. In Hong Kong, hundreds gathered at the Central Government Complex to push for universal suffrage and an investigation into alleged police brutality – demands which have been central to citywide protests that began in June. In the Philippines, human rights activists used the day to protest against President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on drugs. Meanwhile in Indonesia,…