https://www.scmp.com/rss/509850/feed Chloe Fung is a researcher with a particular interest in data analysis and visualisation to advance rights protection. She is working on a three-year project researching immigration detention and vulnerable migrants at the Faculty of Law in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reports in the past month of Hong Kong residents trafficked to Southeast Asia have shocked the public. In turn, NGOs have highlighted that many migrants are trafficked into Hong Kong. Such trafficking hides in plain sight, at least in part because of serious gaps in anti-trafficking policy. Our interviews with a range of stakeholders indicate that victims of human trafficking are frequently treated as wrongdoers rather than trafficked people. They are also vulnerable to being detained and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3194348/hong-kongs-human-trafficking-victims-need-be-supported-not-detained?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3194348/hong-kongs-human-trafficking-victims-need-be-supported-not-detained?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Sep 2022 22:45:09 +0000 The Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed on April 28 with minimal opposition in the Legislative Council. To understand the full implications of the bill and how it will affect vulnerable migrants, one must look at the anti-refugee rhetoric in Legco debates that gave rise to the bill and ultimately ushered in its passing. While this rhetoric is not new, the debates were noteworthy for the absence of dissenting voices since late 2020, save for two non-establishment legislators. This... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3133490/hong-kong-immigration-bill-baseless-rhetoric-refugees-only-hurts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3133490/hong-kong-immigration-bill-baseless-rhetoric-refugees-only-hurts?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 May 2021 00:30:18 +0000