The governments of most nations in the world have signed all three of these documents, yet words on paper often are not enough to bring reality into line with principle. The rights to freedom, dignity, truth, justice, and rule of law for which our nominees have put their freedom on the line have been set down in United Nations documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966). A Peace Prize to Hong Kong prisoners of conscience in 2022 would underscore the highest moral aspirations of humanity. The principles that they act upon undergird human rights and human dignity everywhere, and their voices emerge at a time when human rights and dignity are coming under ever-greater pressure around the world. The five symbolize the hopes not only of millions of Hong Kong people who are worried about the fate of their city but also of countless people on the China mainland who cannot express their views. These five are among about one hundred and fifty others who have been arrested under a National Security Law imposed on Hong Kong in mid-2020 by leaders of the Chinese government in Beijing.
We write to nominate Hong Kong prisoners of conscience Chow Hang-tung, Gwyneth Ho, Jimmy Lai, Lee Cheuk-yan, and Joshua Wong for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. When we stay silent, no-one is safe: when we free our speech, they can't stop all of us.Dear Members of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee: Hong Kong is the canary in the coal mine. Composed in three parts, Joshua chronicles his path to politics, collects the letters he wrote as a political prisoner under the Chinese state, and closes with a powerful and urgent call for all of us around the world to defend our democratic values. In Unfree Speech, Joshua tells his story for the first time.
His actions have sparked worldwide attention, earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and landed him in jail twice. Since then, Joshua has led the Umbrella Movement, founded a political party called Demosisto, and rallied the international community around the anti-extradition bill protests, which have seen an estimated 2 million people - more than a quarter of the population - take to Hong Kong's streets. While the adults stayed silent, Joshua staged the first ever student protest in Hong Kong to oppose National Education - and won. When he was 14, Joshua Wong made history. An urgent manifesto for global democracy from the leading 23-year-old Hong Kong activist - Nobel Peace Prize nominee and TIME, Forbes and Fortune world leader.
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