Friday, April 01, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国资深传媒人高瑜在北京寓所院子遭到当局强拆 (Courtyard of Chinese senior journalist Gao Yu’s Beijing apartment got forcibly demolished)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03312016102711.html

打骂孩子可能会失去监护权, 重庆立法促进家庭教育 (Child abuse may cause loss of custody, Chongqing legislates to promote family education)
Chongqing Morning Paper, March 31, 2016
http://cq.cqnews.net/html/2016-03/31/content_36615788.htm

《反家庭暴力法》实施满月, 立法者期望促进家庭和睦 (After 1st month of Anti-Domestic Violence Law’s implementation, legislators hope to promote family harmony)
China Radio International, March 31, 2016
http://news.cri.cn/2016330/32a67d20-6573-d73b-220a-bb4b742db37d.html

贵阳跨性别就业歧视案调解失败, 将开庭审理 (Guiyang transgender employment discrimination case to be heard in court after mediation failed)
The Paper, March 31, 2016
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1450942

Access to Information (信息公开)

“Not fit to lead”: letter attacking Xi Jinping sparks panic in Beijing
The Guardian, April 1, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/01/not-fit-to-lead-letter-attacking-xi-jinping-sparks-panic-in-beijing

No joke. April Fools’ Day has been banned in China.
The Washington Post, April 1, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/01/no-joke-april-fools-day-has-been-banned-in-china/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“女权”二字变身敏感词, 中国民间女权团体微博号被封 (China’s feminist groups’ Weibo accounts blocked as “women’s rights” becomes sensitive term)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-03312016103517.html

Chinese activists probe colleges over sexist job adverts
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-activists-probe-colleges-over-sexist-job-adverts-03312016102205.html

China crackdown on dissent raising questions about international role
Voice of America, March 31, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-crackdown-on-dissidents-raising-quextions-about-international-role/3262797.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

广西细化检察官权力清单 (Guangxi refines list of procuratorial powers)
Legal Daily, March 31, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160331/Articel03005GN.htm

China says U.S. has “ulterior motives” in award to rights lawyer
Reuters, March 31, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-rights-idUSKCN0WX1FP

China calls Obama, Xi talks “constructive”
Reuters, March 31, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclear-summit-obama-xi-idUSKCN0WX2RV

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

大数据安全专家委员会开会讨论大数据安全评估工作 (Expert committee meets to discuss evaluation of big data security)
Cac.gov.cn, March 31, 2016
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2016-03/31/c_1118504854.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Talk of independence could hasten passage of Article 23 security law, HKU law prof warns
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/31/talk-of-independence-could-hasten-passage-of-article-23-security-law-hku-law-prof-warns/

Bookseller Lee Bo: A friend asked if I wanted to go to the mainland to help missing employees
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/31/bookseller-lee-bo-a-friend-asked-if-i-wanted-to-go-to-the-mainland-to-help-missing-employees/

铜锣湾书店事件效应疑扩大 机场6间叶壹堂不获续租全线结业 (Impact of Causeway Bay Books expanded, all 6 Page One bookstores at airport to close down without getting lease renewal)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl3-03312016102312.html

香港六大学学生会拟另起炉灶举办六四烛光晚会 (6 Hong Kong university student associations to jointly hold a June Fourth vigil instead of joining the traditional one organized by Hong Kong Alliance)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-03312016103412.html

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

念好高校国家安全教育“三字诀”, 探访海南特色高校国家安全教育模式 (Study well the “3 Secrets” (3 dimensional, diversified, targeted) of national security education in colleges and universities: An exploration of Hainan's special national security education model)
Legal Daily, March 31, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160331/Articel02008GN.htm

Tibetan protester is freed from jail two years before sentence ends
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-03312016160342.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong threatens crackdown on those seeking independence
The Financial Times, March 31, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/84b57b1c-f718-11e5-803c-d27c7117d132.html