2019 Anti-ELAB Movement / Denise Ho

In 2019, Ho became an active participant in the Anti-ELAB Movement and a prominent speaker at international human rights forums.

In May 2019, Ho was invited to participate in the Oslo Freedom Forum, a global platform for human rights defenders to share their stories. She made a speech on the topic of “Under the Umbrella : Creative Dissent in Hong Kong” and performed “Polar.”

On July 8, she attended the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (OHCHR) meeting in Geneva. She asked the United Nations (UN) and the international community to protect the people of Hong Kong from infringements on their freedoms, saying that human rights were under “serious attack” in Hong Kong, and called on the UN to remove China from the Human Rights Council. According to Ho, China has engaged in kidnappings, jailed activists, disqualified pro-democracy lawmakers, and restricted universal suffrage. (From Wikipedia)

Denise Ho speaks at the UN Human Rights Council
Denise Ho interviewed by France 24
Denise Ho on CNN

On September 17, Ho and other student activists spoke to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) at the United States Capitol. Ho emphasized that the Hong Kong police were using excessive violence on the protesters, and urged the U.S. Congress to pass the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.

Joshua Wong and Denise Ho testify before Congress

Links

HKFP: ‘Hongkongers are very quick learners’: Cantopop star-activist Denise Ho on walking shoulder to shoulder with protesters