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Globalization
Joint Statement on Result of 11th Jan Mention on the 14 WTO Detainees Print
Written by Hong Kong People's Alliance   
Friday, 13 January 2006
RELEASE OF DETAINEES SHOW OUR STRUGGLE WAS JUST
OUR FIGHT AGAINST THE WTO WILL CONTINUE


 
On 11th January 2006, the 14 people who had been charged and detained by the Hong Kong authorities for the demonstration on 17th December against the WTO Ministerial undertook a mention at Kwuntong Court, Hong Kong. Out of the 14, 11 people (1 Japanese, 1 Chinese, 1 Taiwanese and 8 Koreans) had their charges dropped for lack of evidence, and 3 Koreans (Yang Kyung Gyu, Park In Hwan and Yoon Il Gwon) were charged with either ‘unauthorized assembly (Yang)’ or ‘unlawful assembly (Park & Yoon)’. Furthermore, the 3 people have been allowed bail and had their passports returned, so all 14 will now be able to go back home.
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Hongkong NGO organised Exchange Forum on WTO impact on Asian Peasants Print
Written by Administrator   
Friday, 14 October 2005
The 'Hong Kong People's Alliance on WTO'(link) has organised a series of workshops, sharing and education booths as the preparation for the WTO Sixth Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong. Their latest activity will be a exchange forum on 'The Voice of Asian Peasants', aiming to share how the policy of WTO has affected peasants around Asia.
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