China’s Hong Kong Law May Merit Court Action, EU Parliament Says

  • 27-nation assembly cites ‘a comprehensive assault’ on the city
  • Non-binding lawsuit suggestion aimed at bloc’s governments
Demonstrators shine lights from their phones during a protest in Hong Kong on June 12.Photographer: Justin Chin/Bloomberg
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The European Parliament urged governments in Europe to consider taking China to the International Court of Justice over its draft national-security law for Hong Hong.

In a non-binding resolution, the European Union’s assembly called the Chinese plan regarding the former U.K. colony “a comprehensive assault on the city’s autonomy, rule of law, and fundamental freedoms.”