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.

Thursday, February 08, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Daughter of Swedish bookseller snatched in China fears he faces years in jail
The Guardian, February 8, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/daughter-gui-minhai-swedish-bookseller-china-fears-jail

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Foreign passport no “amulet” in China: State media
Reuters, February 8, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/foreign-passport-no-amulet-in-china-state-media-9938834

Lawyer urges medical parole for detained Chinese Umbrella Movement supporter Ji Sizun
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/07/lawyer-urges-medical-parole-detained-chinese-umbrella-movement-supporter-ji-sizun/

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四川藏族僧人获释但狱中受虐身残 (Tibetan monk released but crippled after 6 years in Sichuan prison)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02072018100826.html

司法部:刑事辩护全覆盖是对人权的一个重要保障 (Ministry of Justice claims legal counsel in all criminal defenses means important protection of human rights)
Chinanews.com.cn, February 8, 2018
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2018/02-08/8444287.shtml

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充分发挥律师工作联席会议平台作用, 推动律师制度改革向纵深发展 (Ministry of Justice to build “national uniformed credit information platform” for lawyers)
Legal Daily, February 7, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/07/content_7471162.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler issues second apology to China over Dalai Lama post – China media
Agence France-Presse, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/mercedes-benz-owner-daimler-issues-second-apology-china-dalai-lama-post-china-media/

张晓舟:在中国,嘻哈连献媚的机会都没了 (In China, Hip Hop doesn’t even have the chance to flatter socialism)
The Initium, February 7, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180110-culture-chinesehiphop/

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深入开展“净网2018”专项行动,为网友营造风清气正网络空间 (Ministry of Public Security launches “Purifying the Internet 2018” initiative to create a “clean and upright” cyberspace for netizens)
Legal Daily, February 7, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/07/content_7471146.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Pushing the trade union to take gender discrimination in China seriously
China Labor Bulletin, February 8, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/pushing-trade-union-take-gender-discrimination-china-seriously

流亡美国异议人士呼吁中国政府释放王全璋 (Dissidents in America urge Chinese government to release rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-02072018100057.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“Extraordinary” China is best at implementing social doctrine of the church, says top Vatican official
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/extraordinary-china-best-implementing-social-doctrine-church-says-top-vatican-official/

Related:
香港退休主教批评梵蒂冈向中国让步 (Former Hong Kong Bishop Joseph Zen criticizes Vatican for conceding in face of China)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yl-02072018102802.html

Chinese girl, 12, sells her hair for US$48 to buy phone to call her migrant worker mother
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132478/chinese-girl-12-sells-her-hair-us48-buy-phone-call-her-migrant

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“Black Mirror” technology: Chinese police don high-tech glasses to nab suspects
Agence France-Presse, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/black-mirror-technology-chinese-police-don-high-tech-glasses-nab-suspects/

Hong Kong (香港)

Three more New Territories land activists granted bail ahead of top court appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/three-new-territories-land-activists-granted-bail-ahead-top-court-appeal/

Police illegally gathered evidence against asylum seekers who housed Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, lawyers claim
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132511/police-illegally-gathered-evidence-against-asylum-seekers

Close to one in five ethnic minority individuals in Hong Kong are living in poverty, government report shows
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2132469/close-one-five-ethnic-minority-individuals-hong-kong-are

林荣基专访:到台湾继续开铜锣湾书店 (Bookseller Lam Wing-kee to open bookstore in Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, February 7, 2018
http://bit.ly/2BN8YMv

Commentary (评论)

黎恩灝:中梵協議的兩個「不是」 (Two misunderstandings about the China-Vatican agreement)
Mingpao, February 8, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180208/s00012/1518027260425

公民廣場案落幕後的法治思考 — 餘波末了,震盪有餘 (Rule of law after the Civic Square case - the shockwave continues)
Medium, February 7, 2018
http://bit.ly/2nSSIQz

Why Joshua, Nathan, Alex and the Umbrella Movement would be an excellent choice for the Nobel Peace Prize
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/07/joshua-nathan-alex-umbrella-movement-excellent-choice-nobel-peace-prize/

The deafening silence on China's human rights abuses
Al Jazeera English, February 2, 2018
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/deafening-silence-china-human-rights-abuses-180131074213813.html

Related:
面對中國侵犯人權 震耳欲聾的沉默 (The deafening silence on China's human rights abuses)
Stand News, February 6, 2018
http://bit.ly/2Ecywjt