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, August 18, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police question activists who support jailed dissident's hunger strike
郭飞雄绝食百日 多人网上发声声援
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-question-activists-who-support-jailed-dissidents-hunger-strike-08172016105815.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-08172016104135.html

Related:
New HRIC Translation: Essay by Lawyer Gao Zhisheng on Imprisoned Rights Activist Guo Feixiong
Human Rights in China, August 9, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/new-hric-translation-essay-lawyer-gao-zhisheng-imprisoned-rights-activist

甘肃防雷中心原主任被控贪污326万元 (Former director of Gansu's Lightning Protection Center charged with taking RMB 3.26 million in bribes)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160817/Articel08001GN.htm

广西特大跨国贩婴案主犯被执行死刑 (Death penalty for lead organizer of especially large child trafficking case in Guangxi to be carried out)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2016
http://legal.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0817/c42510-28642004.html

Tibetan prisoner released after serving eight-year term
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-08172016152344.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's top legislature schedules bi-monthly session
Global Times, August 17, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1001041.shtml

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“One Belt” must bring real benefits to people of partner nations, Xi says
习近平:一带一路须造福沿线国家人民
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2005312/one-belt-must-bring-real-benefits-people-partner
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1569b939329168e/xi-jin-ping-yi-dai-yi-lu-xu-zao-fu-yan-xian-guo-jia-ren-min

天津爆炸周年祭:回顾事件中的政府处置 (Reflection on government’s handling of Tianjin explosion one year after)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ly-08172016125218.html

人权组织发公开信 呼吁G20峰会领导人关注中国人权 (Human rights organization issues open letter calling for leaders to pay attention to Chinese human rights situation at G20 summit)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl3-08172016104005.html

陕西一村民坐11年冤狱申请国家赔偿635万 (Shaanxi villager wrongfully imprisoned for 11 years, applies for RMB 6.35 million in state compensation)
Sina News, August 17, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-08-17/doc-ifxuxnpy9749285.shtml

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

3k Xinjiang teachers take part in program to combat separatism
Global Times, August 17, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1000920.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

加强内地与香港法律服务业交流合作服务祖国发展和香港长期繁荣稳定 (Strengthen exchanges and cooperation in legal services between mainland and Hong Kong for the development of the motherland and long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160817/Articel02002GN.htm

内地香港市场联通金融合作将加强 (Joint financial cooperation to be increased between mainland and Hong Kong stock markets)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160817/Articel06005GN.htm

“Take back our power over the city”: Student groups plan to continue discussing independence
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/17/take-back-power-city-student-groups-plan-continue-discussing-independence/

港府修例准許前上海市委辦主任黎瑞剛操控TVB (Hong Kong government amends regulations and allows former Shanghainese official to direct Hong Kong’s most popular free TV broadcaster TVB)
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160817-港府修例准許前上海市委辦主任黎瑞剛操控tvb