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A Human Rights Watch report says the Chinese Communist Party collects biometric features such as faces, irises, and DNA through cameras, checkpoints, and facial recognition technology, and merges them with ID card data for screening and detention.

On June 30, 2026, on the sixth anniversary of the entry into force of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Human Rights Watch released a report criticizing the full mainlandization of Hong Kong's governance structure; the report pointed out that within the year the Hong Kong government empowered police to compel the surrender of electronic passwords, and once again injected HK$5 billion into the national security budget.

On May 19, 2026, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and several other international human rights organizations jointly wrote to the European Parliament delegation about to visit China, urging lawmakers to place human rights at the core, publicly demand the release of detained human rights defenders, and pay attention to the rights of ethnic minorities.

On August 5, 2026, the international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch released a human rights report, pointing out that Chinese authorities continue to intensify strict crackdowns on domestic dissident groups and have extended long-arm jurisdiction and transnational repression tactics overseas.