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.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权观察谴责中国超期羁押浦志强 张海涛再被变更罪名为“煽颠” (Human Rights Watch condemns China’s prolonging Pu Zhiqiang’s detention beyond lawful limit and changing accusation of Xinjiang rights defender Zhang Haitao again, into “inciting subversion of state power”)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-11242015100242.html

州妇联上半年收到的投诉 17.7%案件跟家暴有关 (17.7% of complaints received by Wenzhou All-China Women's Federation in previous half year involved domestic violence)
Wenzhou Capital News Online, November 23, 2015
http://news.66wz.com/system/2015/11/22/104641837.shtml

中宣部司法部全国普法办部署国家宪法日宣传活动, 弘扬宪法精神推动创新协调绿色开放共享发展 (CPC Propaganda Department, Ministry of Justice, China Legal Publicity Office launch National Constitution Day propaganda activities, enhancing constitutional spirit, promoting development of “innovation, coordination, greenness, openness, shared-enjoyment”)
Legal Daily, November 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151123/Articel02020GN.htm

午休期间被撞身亡 是否算工伤惹争议 (Whether injury sustained during lunch break is industrial injury provokes controversy)
Jiangsu Legal Daily, November 24, 2015
http://jsfzb.xhby.net/html/2015-11/24/content_1339653.htm

应完善对非婚生子女的法律保护 (Legal protection of illegitimate children should be improved)
Jiangsu Legal Daily, November 24, 2015
http://jsfzb.xhby.net/html/2015-11/24/content_1339677.htm

Jailed Chinese journalist Gao Yu appeals sentence for “leaking state secrets”
The Guardian, November 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/24/jailed-chinese-journalist-gao-yu-appeals-sentence-for-leaking-state-secrets

Access to Information (信息公开)

新疆网络监控疑又升级 (Internet control in Xinjiang reportedly intensified)
Radio France Internationale, November 24, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151124-新疆疑网络监控又升级

南通公布17088名 “失信黑名单” (Nantong announces “bad credit blacklist” of 17,088 names)
Jiangsu Legal Daily, November 24, 2015
http://jsfzb.xhby.net/html/2015-11/24/content_1339628.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

张六毛家属被警方以“寻衅滋事”为名传唤 (Police summons Zhang Liumao’s family for “picking quarrels & provoking troubles”)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11242015100511.html

Police summon family of activist who died in detention in China
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-summon-family-of-activist-who-died-in-detention-in-china-11242015105652.html

安徽人大常委会讨论决定重大事项规定修订, 一部法规经5次审议通过尚属首次 (Anhui People's Congress Standing Committee passes amendment of regulations for decisions on major matters after 5 deliberations—highest number in history of province)
Legal Daily, November 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151123/Articel03002GN.htm

Veteran Shenzhen rights activist gets three years for “subversion”
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-11242015110151.html

Chinese textbooks are wildly homophobic. One student is fighting back.
The Washington Post, November 24, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/11/24/chinese-textbooks-are-wildly-homophobic-one-student-is-fighting-back/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

联合国禁酷会关注维权律师羁押情况 (UN Committee Against Torture pays due attention to China’s crackdown on human rights lawyers)
Radio France Internationale, November 25, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151125-联合国禁酷会关注维权律师羁押情况

Related:
Stark Contrast in China’s UN Torture Review: Pointed Questions, Non-responsive Answers
联合国对中国酷刑的审议:提问尖锐,答非所问
Human Rights in China, November 18, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/stark-contrast-chinas-un-torture-review-pointed-questions-non-responsive
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/lian-he-guo-dui-zhong-guo-ku-xing-de-shen-yi-ti-wen-jian-rui-da-fei

China Faces Scrutiny in UN Torture Review
中国面临联合国对酷刑问题的严格审议
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/china-faces-scrutiny-un-torture-review
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/zhong-guo-mian-lin-lian-he-guo-dui-ku-xing-wen-ti-de-yan-ge-shen-yi

中国指“德国的人权批评是干涉” (China says “Germany criticizing human rights situation is intervention”)
Radio France Internationale, November 24, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151124-中国指“德国的人权批评是干涉”

中纪委:9000多官员因管不好家属和下属被问责 (CCDI: More than 9,000 officials held accountable for not managing well their relatives or subordinates)
Xinhua Online, November 23, 2015
http://news.youth.cn/sz/201511/t20151123_7341246.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

个人信息非法交易致网络诈骗泛滥, 网骗新骗术多与个人信息泄露有关 (Trading of individual information causes flood of online fraud, new online fraud techniques frequently involve personal information leaks)
Legal Daily, November 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151123/Articel06004GN.htm

南京重拳打击电信网络犯罪 (Nanjing deals heavy blow to telecommunications and Internet crimes)
Jiangsu Legal Daily, November 24, 2015
http://jsfzb.xhby.net/html/2015-11/24/content_1339638.htm

Big Brother is watching: how China is compiling computer ratings on all its citizens
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1882533/big-brother-watching-how-china-compiling-computer

Hong Kong (香港)

Jack Ma of Alibaba in talks to buy Hong Kong newspaper
马云收购《南华早报》,谈判进行中
The New York Times, November 25, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/business/dealbook/alibaba-scmp-hong-kong.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20151125/c25db-alibaba/

Hong Kong's new generation: “Umbrella soldiers” and NeoDemocrats big winners in district elections
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1883080/hong-kongs-new-generation-umbrella-soldiers-wins-big-vote

Related:
“伞兵”空降香港区选:他们是谁?能走多远? (New arrival of “Umbrella soldiers” in HK District Council elections: Who are they? How far can they go?)
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1513dbbd5ee20d3/san-bing-kong-jiang-xiang-gang-qu-xuan-ta-men-shi-shui-neng-zou-duo-yuan-

“Hong Kong is not China” banner appears at HKU following City U saga
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/24/hong-kong-is-not-china-banner-appears-at-hku-following-city-u-saga/

Fifa investigates Hong Kong over China match booing
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 25, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34918397

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

北京公安“涉恐举报奖”已对500余群众发放60余万 (Beijing PSB already awarded $94,000 to over 500 individuals as “prize for reporting suspected terrorist activities”)
Beijing Daily, November 25, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/1125/c1001-27852741.html

联合国安理会采取行动加大打击国际恐怖主义 (U.N. Security Council adopts measures to increase attack on international terrorism)
Legal Daily, November 21, 2015
http://world.people.com.cn/n/2015/1121/c1002-27840239.html

新疆反恐:90后武警一次击毙6名暴徒 (Xinjiang counterterrorism: Post-‘90 generation armed policeman shoots dead six terrorists)
Xinhua, November 24, 2015
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20151123/46355724_0.shtml

中国高官指有新疆共产党员支持恐怖活动 (Chinese high ranked officials allege some party members in Xinjiang support terrorist activities)
Voice of America, November 25, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/xinjiang-party-officials-backing-terrorists-allegations-20151124/3071541.html

Communist Party official accuses some Xinjiang cadres of supporting “terrorist acts”
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1883076/communist-party-official-accuses-some-xinjiang-cadres

Eleven of 28 suspects killed in Xinjiang manhunt believed women, children
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/manhunt-11242015174308.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Running from Runnymede: Why Beijing lives in fear of Magna Carta
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/24/running-from-runnymede-why-beijing-lives-in-fear-of-magna-carta/