Rioters in Hong Kong glorify themselves as "defenders of human rights," but what they are doing is exactly the opposite: infringing others' personal safety, stifling freedom of speech, and wrecking private property.

HONG KONG - Over the past four months of unrest in Hong Kong, radicals or rioters glorified themselves as "defenders of human rights" in a fight for freedom and democracy.

But what's happening in Hong Kong is exactly the opposite, as violations of human rights are on the rise amid escalating violence.

As violence spread in streets, on trains, at shopping malls or even banks and cafes in Hong Kong, cases of infringement of personal safety jumped over the months.