作者：张维清
本期介绍被迫害人士：邹幸彤，1985年1月出生，籍贯广东茂名（出生于香港），大律师 ， 前香港支联会副主席。
最新近况：2026年8月21日，香港高等法院正式裁定邹幸彤《香港国安法》下的“煽动他人颠覆国家政权罪”罪名成立。案件已押后至下周五（2026年8月28日）听取求情并宣判。自2021年9月被捕以来，她已被持续还押接近五年。目前出庭须佩戴全套手铐、脚铐及腰链，其与外界的书信往来也遭到严厉限制。
一、个人简历
1.学术背景：中学就读于香港英华女学校，随后赴英国剑桥大学攻读地球科学，毕业后继续攻读博士。
2.职业转变：2010年，因目睹中国内地维权人士遭遇，决定放弃科研道路，返回香港大学修读法律。
3.执业生涯：2016年正式执业大律师，专注处理人权案件、劳工权益及弱势群体诉讼。
4.组织核心：2016年起担任香港市民支援爱国民主运动联合会（支联会）常委，后升任副主席。
二、政治立场
1.主张通过和平悼念、集会等合法方式，传承对“六四事件”的历史记忆。
2.认同支联会“释放民运人士、平反八九民运、追究屠城责任、结束一党专政、建设民主中国”的五大纲领。
3.主张和平抗议和政治表达是公民的基本权利，即使在审判中也坚持拒绝认罪，反对因言获罪。
三、被捕与判刑经历
1.2021年6月：因在社交媒体呼吁公众悼念六四，被控“煽惑他人参与未经批准集结罪”，后被判监15个月（后于2022年一度上诉得直撤销控罪，但2024年终审法院推翻该判决，恢复原判）。
2.2021年9月：因拒绝向警方国安处提交支联会成员资料，被控《国安法》下的“没有遵从通知规定提供资料罪”，判监4.5个月。
3.2021年9月9日：被正式起诉《香港国安法》下的“煽动他人颠覆国家政权罪”，随后开始长期还押。
4.2026年8月21日：法庭历时22天审讯后，正式裁定其“煽动他人颠覆国家政权罪”罪名成立，最高面临十年监禁。
四、社会评价、国际评价
1.国际社会谴责：联合国人权专家、欧盟、法国、德国外交部以及台湾陆委会等多次发表声明，谴责港府对她的司法迫害。
2.人权奖项肯定：曾荣获法国和德国联合颁发的“人权法治奖”、以及台湾“中国民主教育基金会”颁发的“杰出民主人士奖”。
3.人权组织声援：国际特赦组织、人权观察等机构将她列为“良心犯”，指出对她的指控是对其和平言论的惩罚。
五、《在野党》人权观察部呼吁
1.强烈谴责香港当局对邹幸彤大律师的政治定罪与司法迫害。邹幸彤长期致力于捍卫基本人权与历史真相，其言行完全属于和平表达自由的范畴。
我们呼吁：
2.立即释放：香港当局应立即、无条件释放邹幸彤，并撤销所有针对她的政治控罪。
3.停止虐待：停止在押送过程中使用过度的侵入性戒具，恢复其与亲友正常的通信及会面权利。
4.国际关注：国际社会应持续监督香港《国安法》的滥用情况，关注救援在押的香港政治犯。
编辑：黄吉洲 校对：王滨 翻译：沈美花
“Opposition” China Human Rights Watch Newsletter No. 41 (August 22, 2026)
Author: Zhang Weiqing
Featured Persecuted Person in This Issue: Chow Hang-tung, born in January 1985, native place Maoming, Guangdong (born in Hong Kong), barrister, former Vice Chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
Latest Developments: On August 21, 2026, the High Court of Hong Kong officially found Chow Hang-tung guilty of “incitement to subvert state power” under the Hong Kong National Security Law. The case has been adjourned to next Friday (August 28, 2026) for mitigation and sentencing. Since her arrest in September 2021, she has been held in continuous remand for nearly five years. She currently appears in court wearing full physical restraints, including handcuffs, leg irons, and waist chains, and her correspondence with the outside world is under severe restrictions.
I. Personal Profile
1. Academic Background: Attended Ying Wa Girls’ School in Hong Kong, then went to the University of Cambridge in the UK to study Earth Sciences, continuing into doctoral studies after graduation.
2. Career Transition: In 2010, after witnessing the plight of human rights defenders in Mainland China, she decided to abandon scientific research and returned to study law at The University of Hong Kong.
3. Legal Practice: Officially began practicing as a barrister in 2016, focusing on human rights cases, labor rights, and litigation for marginalized groups.
4. Organizational Leadership: Joined the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (Hong Kong Alliance) in 2016, later rising to Vice Chairwoman.
II. Political Stance
1. Advocates for preserving the historical memory of the “June 4th Incident” through legal means such as peaceful commemorations and assemblies.
2. Endorses the five key operational goals of the Hong Kong Alliance: “Release democratic activists, rehabilitate the 1989 democracy movement, demand accountability for the crackdown, end one-party dictatorship, and build a democratic China.”
3. Maintains that peaceful protest and political expression are basic rights of citizens; consistently refuses to plead guilty even in court, opposing prosecution based on speech.
III. Arrest and Sentencing History
1. June 2021: Charged with “inciting others to knowingly take part in an unauthorized assembly” for calling on the public via social media to commemorate June 4th; later sentenced to 15 months in prison (she won an appeal in 2022 overturning the conviction, but the Court of Final Appeal overturned that judgment in 2024 and restored the original conviction).
2. September 2021: Charged with “failing to comply with a notice to provide information” under the National Security Law for refusing to submit Hong Kong Alliance member data to the Police National Security Department; sentenced to 4.5 months in prison.
3. September 9, 2021: Formally charged with “incitement to subvert state power” under the Hong Kong National Security Law, beginning long-term remand.
4. August 21, 2026: Following a 22-day trial, the court officially ruled her guilty of “incitement to subvert state power,” facing a maximum sentence of ten years in prison.
IV. Social and International Evaluation
1. International Condemnation: UN human rights experts, the European Union, the Foreign Ministries of France and Germany, and Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council have issued multiple statements condemning the Hong Kong government’s judicial persecution against her.
2. Recognition via Human Rights Awards: Recipient of the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law, as well as the “Outstanding Democrat Award” presented by the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation in Taiwan.
3. Human Rights Organization Support: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other organizations list her as a “prisoner of conscience,” pointing out that the charges against her are punishment for her peaceful speech.
V. Appeals by the Human Rights Watch Department of “Opposition”
1. Strongly condemn the Hong Kong authorities’ political conviction and judicial persecution of barrister Chow Hang-tung. Chow Hang-tung has long been committed to defending fundamental human rights and historical truth; her words and actions fall entirely within the scope of peaceful freedom of expression.
We call for:
2. Immediate Release: Hong Kong authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Chow Hang-tung and drop all political charges against her.
3. Cessation of Ill-treatment: Stop using excessively invasive physical restraints during transportation, and restore her rights to normal correspondence and visits with family and friends.
4. International Attention: The international community should continuously monitor the abuse of the Hong Kong National Security Law and pay attention to rescuing political prisoners held in custody in Hong Kong.
Editor: Huang Jizhou
Proofreader: Wang Bin
Translator: Shen Meihua
