Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Regime’s Treatment of Hong Kong UK Consulate Staff

Activists gather outside the British Consulate-General building in Hong Kong on Aug. 21, 2019, following reports that Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong consulate employee had been detained by mainland Chinese authorities on his way back to the city. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

Hong Kong citizen Simon Cheng’s account of being subjected to torture while in Chinese custody details a common tactic by Beijing, according to Amnesty International, which has condemned the Chinese regime’s intimidation actions.

“The horrific abuse Simon Cheng described in his testimony, such as being shackled and placed in stress positions, is in line with the endemic torture and other ill-treatment in detention we have repeatedly documented in mainland China,” Patrick Poon, a China researcher for the human-rights organization, said in a Nov. 20 press release.