Yenni Kwok is a journalist based in Hong Kong. She has been writing for Time magazine, the New York Times, CNN and more. She covers political and social issues in Asia, with a special interest in women’s rights. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/yenni-kwok/rss en Politics and Policy Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:34:29 +0000 Yenni Kwok https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/14/hong-kong-imprisons-more-women-per-capita-than-any-other-country https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/14/hong-kong-imprisons-more-women-per-capita-than-any-other-country One-fifth of Hong Kong’s prison population is female, the highest proportion of any major country in the world. Activists say local laws are stacked against women, in particular foreign women.