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, April 29, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国食品安全法虽然严格但难以实施 (China’s Food Safety Law, though strict, can hardly be implemented)
Voice of America, April 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-food-safety-law-20160428/3307958.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s statistics bureau chief admits it’s struggling to track scale of nation’s burgeoning “new economy,” including e-commerce and internet finance
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1939933/chinas-statistics-bureau-chief-admits-its-struggling-track-scale

Rohmer-therapy: Acceptance of gay rights is growing. But gay marriage remains a distant prospect
The Economist, April 30, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21697867-acceptance-gay-rights-growing-gay-marriage-remains-distant-prospect-rohmer-therapy

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China passes law giving police sweeping powers over foreign NGOs
境外NGO管理法通过 内地公安大权在握
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1939904/china-passes-law-giving-police-sweeping-powers-over
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15460c56caf6fc7/jing-wai-ngo-guan-li-fa-tong-guo-nei-di-gong-an-da-quan-zai-wo

Related:
Western governments criticize China's new law on foreign NGOs
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/western-governments-criticize-chinas-new-law-on-foreign-ngos/a-19223782

China’s new FNGO law seeks to divide and conquer China’s civil society
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/chinas-new-fngo-law-seeks-divide-and-conquer-chinas-civil-society

Statement by seven former Chinese political prisoners regarding the death of Harry Wu and the abuses of the Yahoo Human Rights Fund
China Change, April 28, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/04/28/statement-by-seven-former-chinese-political-prisoners-regarding-the-death-of-harry-wu-and-the-abuses-of-the-yahoo-human-rights-fund/

New economy, same old problems for China’s workers
China Labor Bulletin, April 27, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/new-economy-same-old-problems-china%E2%80%99s-workers

Chinese dissident Lu Jinghua says India cancelled her visa
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/chinese-dissident-says-india-cancelled-visa/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese ex-prisoner sues medical center after he was misdiagnosed as HIV-positive
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1939535/chinese-ex-prisoner-sues-medical-centre-after-he-was-misdiagnosed

Hong Kong (香港)

Journalist unions to host press freedom rally in support of fired Ming Pao editor
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/journalist-unions-to-host-press-freedom-rally-in-support-of-fired-ming-pao-editor/

“Mighty current”: Beijing’s creeping control over Hong Kong media
The Diplomat, April 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/mighty-current-beijings-creeping-control-over-hong-kong-media/

Defence magazine publisher Andrei Chang quits Hong Kong over concerns for safety
著名国际军事杂志创办人担心人身安全 离港赴日
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2016
EN: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/chinese-dissident-says-india-cancelled-visa/
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1545c5d305d5e06/zhu-ming-guo-ji-jun-shi-za-zhi-chuang-ban-ren-dan-xin-ren-shen-an-quan-li-gang-fu-ri

“自由之家”报告令香港新闻自由再受关注 (Freedom House report brings concern over Hong Kong’s press freedom again)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 28, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/04/160428_hk_press_freedom

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

China’s national security “under threat as foreign spies target nation’s young internet users”
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1939531/chinas-national-security-under-threat-foreign-spies-target

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

文革50周年 暴政逻辑依然在 (50 years after Cultural Revolution, tyrannical logic stays)
Voice of America, April 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/china-cultural-revolution-20160428/3307266.html