The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

The Chinese rights lawyer denied right to see his lawyer
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1842320/chinese-rights-lawyer-denied-right-see-his-lawyer

Related:
律师会见浦志强受到限制 (Lawyer prevented from meeting with Pu Zhiqiang)
Deutsche Welle, July 20, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/律师会见浦志强受到限制/a-18596025"

At least six missing after clampdown on human rights lawyers in China
The Guardian, July 21, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/21/human-rights-lawyers-china-missing-clampdown

Related:
China: secretly detained lawyers at risk of torture
Human Rights Watch, July 20, 2015
https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/07/20/china-secretly-detained-lawyers-risk-torture

人权观察指律师被捕反映北京“极度厌恶”法治 (Human Rights Watch says crackdown on lawyers demonstrates Beijing’s “extraordinary disdain for rule of law”)
Radio France Internationale, July 21, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150721-人权观察指律师被捕反映北京“极度厌恶”法治/

Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015

EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Accusations fly as China crackdown pits former official against top lawyer friend
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/21/accusations-fly-as-china-crackdown-pits-former-official-against-top-lawyer-friend/

China human-rights lawyers targeted [VIDEO]
The Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/video/china-human-rights-lawyers-targeted/1E429246-4A5B-4931-828A-74C2DA31C101.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Rumours, politics and corruption most likely topics to be censored on Chinese messaging app WeChat
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-gaming/article/1840933/rumours-politics-and-corruption-most-likely-topics-be-censored

Related:
“Cancer-causing bras” and North Korea’s “downfall”: WeChat censors actual rumors
Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/21/cancer-causing-bras-and-north-koreas-downfall-wechat-censors-actual-rumors/

China blocks Telegram messenger for “aiding rights advocates”
Global Voices, July 20, 2015
https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/20/china-blocks-telegram-messenger-for-aiding-rights-advocates/

北京独立制片人杨伟东被以“寻衅滋事”罪名刑拘 (Beijing independent filmmaker Yang Weidong criminally detained for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”)
Radio France Internationale, July 20, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20150720-北京独立制片人杨伟东被以“寻衅滋事”罪名刑拘

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Xi turns back the clock on women’s rights in China
The Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-turns-back-the-clock-on-womens-rights-in-china-1437454619

Mixed verdict on Chinese environmental public interest lawsuits
The Diplomat, July 20, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/mixed-verdict-on-chinese-environmental-public-interest-lawsuits/

Related:
Measures on public participation in environmental protection
环境保护公众参与办法
Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China, July 13, 2015
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/环境保护公众参与办法/?lang=en
CH: http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bl/201507/t20150720_306928.htm

中国维稳管制严上加严 (China’s stability maintenance measures get harsher and harsher)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/cyl-07202015141530.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

With days to go, human rights groups question whether China should be awarded another Olympic Games
The Speaker, July 20, 2015
http://thespeaker.co/sports/with-days-to-go-human-rights-groups-question-whether-china-should-be-awarded-another-olympic-games/

Related:
IOC: Don’t reward China’s worsening oppression with another Olympic Games
Change.org, July 20, 2015
https://www.change.org/p/international-olympic-committee-ioc-don-t-reward-china-s-worsening-oppression-with-another-olympic-games

A woman scorned: Retired Chinese official’s ex-wife exposes his “three mistresses, bribe-taking”
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1841250/retired-chinese-officials-ex-wife-exposes-his-corrupt

Top Chinese official is ousted from Communist Party
The New York Times, July 21, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/world/asia/top-chinese-official-is-ousted-from-communist-party.html

Related:
China to prosecute former aide to retired president
Reuters, July 20, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/20/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0PU1IT20150720

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong barristers campaign over China's “arbitrary” detention of rights lawyers
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-07202015144633.html

港台媒体指周世锋可能是被认罪 (Hong Kong and Taiwan media suspect Zhou Shifeng’s confession was forced)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150719-港台媒体指周世锋可能是被认罪/

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China airs “bomb attack confession” from Xinjiang man
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 20, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33591437

中国新国安法的泛国家安全观风险 (The risks posed by the broad concept of state security of the new State Security Law)
Financial Times, July 20, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001063071?full=y

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Is Beijing’s decision on democracy in Hong Kong written in stone?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/20/is-beijings-decision-on-democracy-in-hong-kong-written-in-stone/

周永康案的启示:宪法还是暴力? (Lesson from Zhou Yongkang case: Constitutionalsim or violence?)
Financial Times, July 21, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001063065