52 countries welcome China's adoption of HK security law

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (second from right) listens to Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam seen on a giant screen remotely addressing the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's 44th session on June 30, 2020 in Geneva. - AFP

GENEVA (Xinhua): Speaking at the 44th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday (June 30), Cuba, on behalf of 52 countries, welcomed the adoption of the law on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by China's top legislature.

The number of countries, which signed the joint statement Cuba read at the session, is expected to rise.