Kina vedtog tirsdag trods vestlige indsigelser en ny national sikkerhedslov og tilføjede de nye bestemmelser til Hongkongs mini-forfatning uden først at offentliggøre dem.
Bestemmelserne blev endelig kort før midnat frigivet i Hong Kong, men uden en engelsk oversættelse. Loven lægger op til, at der kan idømmes op til livsvarigt fængsel til dem, der blev fundet skyldige i fire bredt definerede forbrydelser i forbindelse med “separatisme”, “undergravning” samt “terrorisme” og “samarbejde med fremmede magter”.
Den kinesiske leder Xi Jinping underskrev loven tirsdag, og den har virkning fra og med onsdag den 1. juli 2020.
I de seneste dage har der været i hundredvis af demonstrerende borgere på gaderne i Hongkong, der har protesteret mod den nye kontroversielle nationale sikkerhedslov, som mange frygter, vil bremse Hongkongs autonomi.
Protesterne i Hongkong og udenlandske advarsler har ikke gjort indtryk på regimet i Beijing. Lovinitiativet sigter angiveligt på at bevare den kinesiske suverænitet over Hongkong. Selvom ytringsfriheden ikke direkte antastes er kritikerne på vagt, og de hævder at lovgivningen vil føre til, at borgerlige frihedsrettigheder eroderes.
2012 - Independent Professional
2003 - 2012 Minister Counsellor FAO at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Rome
2000 - 2003 Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Denmark
1995 - 2000 Director General, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Denmark
1991 - 1995 Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy Denmark
1990 - 1991 Chef du Cabinet, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1983 - 1990 Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1979 - 1983 Head of section, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1978 - 1979 Military Service, Representative of drafted army personel
1976 - 1978 National Bureau of Statstics Denmark
- Chair EU Working Party on FAO Coordination
- Chair of various Intra Ministerial Committees on Energy taxation
- Member of FAO Finance Committee
- Danish Representative to various missions to Eastern European countries, Burundi, Mozambique, Thailand and Cambodia.
- Head of Danish Negotiation Team for the Voluntary Guidelines to support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
- Head of Danish Negotiation Team for the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
- Responsible for Danish EU Presidency 1993, 2002 and 2012 regarding FAO matters.
- Head of Danish delegations to meetings in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Co-Chair of Budget Committee of the International treaty on Plant genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Co-Chair of Danish-India Commission on Bilateral Energy Cooperation
Head of Danish delegations to meeting in International Energy Cooperation (IEA, CEM, MEF ect)
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