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.

Friday, October 21, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

广东乌坎维权领袖林祖恋上诉遭驳回 (Appeal rejected for Lin Zulian, lead organizer of Wukan protests)
Voice of America, October 21, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/Guangdong-right-village-chief-lost-appeal-20161021/3560494.html

检察官常上门,扶贫政策更透明 (When procurators make frequent field visits, poverty alleviation policy becomes more transparent)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, October 21, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20161021/20161021_002/20161021_002_1.htm

女子报警谎称家暴, 民警深夜化解纠纷 (Woman falsely claims to suffer from domestic violence, police help to resolve late night conflict)
China News Hubei, October 21, 2016
http://www.hb.chinanews.com/news/2016/1021/262600.html

莆田市一人大代表涉诬告被立案,警方欲抓人但人大常委会不批 (Court accepts case against Putian NPC deputy suspected of framing someone, NPC Standing Committee does not approve arrest)
The Paper, October 21, 2016
https://perma.cc/AA7L-34G7

Access to Information (信息公开)

有的县信息公开网页成“僵尸网页” (Some public county information websites become “zombie pages”)
Shandong Shangbao, October 19, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/1019/13/C3OCJ0TQ00014Q4P.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

As China’s economy shifts to services in Q3, so too does labor unrest
China Labor Bulletin, October 21, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-economy-shifts-services-q3-so-too-does-labour-unrest

江苏一村庄集体搬迁,两村民村里“普法授课”被羁押480天 (2 men who taught free legal education classes to evicted village residents are released on bail after 480 days of detention)
The Paper, October 21, 2016
http://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1547325

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Disgraced official’s son shows rare breach of family loyalty in Chinese state TV series on anti-graft campaign
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2039034/sins-father-son-shows-rare-breach-family-loyalty

China Communist officials sent on revolutionary tours
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 21, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37715460

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

全世界9成暴恐活动通过网络组织 (90% of world's terrorist activities are organized through the Internet)
Global Times, October 21, 2016
https://perma.cc/UQ5Z-E24Q

China recalls passports across Xinjiang amid ongoing security crackdown
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/xinjiang-passports-10202016144107.html

塔吉克斯坦和中国联合反恐军演在塔举行 (Tajikistan and China conduct joint counterterrorism drills in Tajik territory)
China News, October 21, 2016
https://perma.cc/5JGZ-WPYX

“全球反恐论坛”框架下第二次打击网络恐怖主义研讨会在京举行 (Beijing to hold 2nd workshop on Combating Cyber-Terrorism within Global Counter-Terrorism Forum framework)
Xinhua, October 21, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-10/21/c_1119764155.htm

Related:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on October 20, 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PRC, October 20, 2016
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/t1407465.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

运用大数据防控互联网金融犯罪 (Using “big data” to prevent and control financial crimes on the Internet)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, October 21, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20161021/20161021_003/20161021_003_1.htm

China’s tech giants will shape international blockchain standards, with Beijing’s backing
Quartz, October 21, 2016
http://qz.com/813248/chinas-tech-giants-will-shape-international-blockchain-standards-with-beijings-backing/

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

China Recalls Passports Across Xinjiang Amid Ongoing Security Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/xinjiang-passports-10202016144107.html

全世界9成暴恐活动通过网络组织 (90% of world's terrorist activities are organized through the Internet)
Global Times, October 21, 2016
https://perma.cc/UQ5Z-E24Q

China recalls passports across Xinjiang amid ongoing security crackdown
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/xinjiang-passports-10202016144107.html

塔吉克斯坦和中国联合反恐军演在塔举行 (Tajikistan and China conduct joint counterterrorism drills in Tajik territory)
China News, October 21, 2016
https://perma.cc/5JGZ-WPYX

“全球反恐论坛”框架下第二次打击网络恐怖主义研讨会在京举行 (Beijing to hold 2nd workshop on Combating Cyber-Terrorism within Global Counter-Terrorism Forum framework)
Xinhua, October 21, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-10/21/c_1119764155.htm

Related:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on October 20, 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PRC, October 20, 2016
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/t1407465.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s NGOs isolated and confused by mainland China’s new law restricting activities, research finds
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2038791/hong-kongs-ngos-isolated-and-confused-mainland-chinas-new-law

ViuTV改口承認王丹沒擅開記者會惟堅持反港獨立場 (ViuTV backtracks from charge that Wang Dan organized press conference without permission, but maintains stance against Hong Kong independence)
Radio France Internationale, October 21, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20161021-viutv改口承認王丹沒擅開記者會惟堅持反港獨立場

Related:
Hong Kong TV show pulled over debate on independence for the city
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-tv-10202016122010.html

“Diplomatic” concerns: New Zealand abandons meeting with Hong Kong democracy figures
The Guardian, October 21, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/21/new-zealand-abandons-meeting-hong-kong-democracy-figures

Pro-Beijing camp goes all out to stop retaking of oaths by Hong Kong localist legislators who insulted China
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2039100/pro-beijing-camp-goes-all-out-stop-retaking-oaths-hong-kong

范太:港無三權分立 法律界怒轟歪曲《基本法》 (Legal sector condemns Rita Fan’s remark that Hong Kong has no separation of powers as distortion of Basic Law)
Apple Daily, October 21, 2016
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20161021/19807674

TVB“紅色”副董黎瑞剛自誇懂得揣摩領導人心態 (TVB’s “red” vice-president Li Ruigang boasts of his ability to figure out leaders’ wishes)
Radio France Internationale, October 21, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20161021-tvb“紅色”副董黎瑞剛自誇懂得揣摩領導人心態

Commentary (评论)

Xi Jinping is a strongman. That does not mean he gets his way
The Economist, October 22, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21709005-changing-china-tough-even-man-xis-powers-xi-jinping-strongman-does-not