Saturday 28 February 2009

Human Rights
Macao

Fulfilling a "sacred duty" to defend national security, the Macao legislature passed with little dissent a bill under Article 23 of the Macao Basic Law to punish crimes such as treason and subversion. The Macao bill appears to be a toned-down version compared with the infamous Article 23 bill in Hong Kong that spurred a massive protest in 2003.

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