U.S. Condemns Arrest of Cardinal Zen - The Tablet

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Nury Turkel, the Vice Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), told The Tablet that the commission is "appalled by the Hong Kong government's use of broad and vague provisions" of the 2020 law to detain Cardinal Zen."As many Hong Kong political activists and protest participants, leaders, and groups have religious backgrounds and affiliations, USCIRF is very concerned that the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities could invoke the National Security Law to target more members of religious communities and religious institutions in Hong Kong," Turkel said in a May 11 statement.
34% : The USCIRF commissioner added that Cardinal Zen's detention is an "ominous" sign of a further deterioration of human rights, including religious freedom, in Hong Kong.

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