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, November 13, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong university council backs ex-chair's bid to seek media gag order
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1878358/hong-kong-university-council-backs-ex-chairs-bid

Lingnan U president warns localist prof to “mind your words or suffer the consequences”
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/12/lingnanu-president-warns-localist-prof-to-mind-your-words-or-suffer-the-consequences/

香港人权组织游说联合国审议中国酷刑 (Hong Kong rights groups to call on UN to review torture in China)
Voice of America, November 13, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-cat-20151112/3054527.html

聯合國查港酷刑 曾健超隨團赴聆訊 (UN Committee Against Torture to investigate torture in Hong Kong, victim of police beating during Umbrella Movement Ken Tsang will attend hearing)
Apple Daily, November 10, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20151110/54412444