Benedict Rogers

Benedict Richard Victor Rogers (Chinese: 羅哲思, born 14 June 1974)[1][2] is a British human rights activist and journalist based in London.

His work focuses on Asia, particularly Burma, North Korea, Indonesia, the Maldives, East Timor, Pakistan and Hong Kong.

He is a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Huffington Post and has appeared on BBC, CNN, Sky, Al Jazeera and other television and radio stations.

They encouraged officials to invite Marzuki Darusman, who was the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the time, into the country to open prison camps in North Korea to international monitors including the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and to suspend executions.

"[10] The following day, Rogers announced he would form a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to monitor the rule of law and human rights in Hong Kong.

In March 2022, the Hong Kong police accused Rogers of "jeopardising China's national security" and told him that he faces charges of "collusion with foreign forces" (with a penalty of three years in jail) if he ever returns to the city.