Anouk Wear (華穆清) is a Research and Policy Advisor at Hong Kong Watch, based in Washington, D.C. She is from Hong Kong and the U.S. After obtaining her B.A. in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge and her L.L.M. in Public International Law from Leiden University, she worked as a professional researcher and translator on topics related to international law and human rights in the China region. Wear focuses on cultural rights, freedom of expression, digital rights, labor rights, and democracy, and she works in English, French, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Last Updated: December 15, 2023
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12.20.23
Hong Kong Finds Its Voice at the UN—And Uses It to Cheerlead for Beijing
Last May, in a meeting room at the United Nations in Geneva, I sat and listened as a delegate from my hometown of Hong Kong called me a liar. I was there as a representative from the civil society organization Hong Kong Watch, participating in a...