FILE PHOTO: Hong Kong pro-democracy singer Denise Ho speaks at a free concert after Lancome, the face-cream company owned by French cosmetics giant L'Oreal, cancelled a concert featuring Ho, in Hong Kong, China June 19, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
GENEVA (Reuters) - China is tightening its grip on Hong Kong and the territory's autonomy and democratic freedoms are slipping away, a prominent Hong Kong activist told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday in a plea for international action.
Beijing's delegation twice interrupted the speech by Denise Ho, a Hong Kong singer, producer and pro-democracy activist who is banned in mainland China.
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