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.

Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist detained en route to rebel village as G20 summit ends
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-wukan-09052016124541.html

律师为苏昌兰申请取保遭拒 (Lawyer’s application for Su Changlan’s bail rejected)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-09052016113418.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Tight control on Xi’s “loose clothing” slip at G20
China Digital Times, September 5, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/minitrue-tight-control-xis-loose-clothing-slip-g20/

No to election coverage on Weibo
China Media Project, September 5, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/09/05/39906/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Striking sanitation workers make demands heard in summer heat
China Labor Bulletin, September 5, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/striking-sanitation-workers-make-demands-heard-summer-heat

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China blames United States, journalists for Obama airport fiasco
Reuters, September 5, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-china-usa-obama-row-idUSKCN11B138

China says has netted one-third of top overseas graft suspects
Reuters, September 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN11C0BT

Hong Kong (香港)

Vote in Hong Kong deepens a thorn in China’s side
The New York Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/world/asia/hong-kong-election-china-basic-law.html

Related:
Rise of localists in Hong Kong polls set to bring headaches for Beijing, analysts say
本土派得票近兩成 勢必令中央更加煩惱
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015349/rise-localists-hong-kong-polls-set-bring-headaches-beijing
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/156fd54814140fe/ben-tu-pai-de-piao-jin-liang-cheng-shi-bi-ling-zhong-yang-geng-jia-fan-nao

LegCo Election 2016: Photocopied IDs, sample ballots, free rides, and 186 complaints
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/04/legco-election-2016-photocopied-ids-sample-ballots-free-rides-and-186-complaints/

Profiles in victory and defeat: a look at a few notable Legco winners and losers
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014997/profiles-victory-and-defeat-look-few-notable-legco-winners

Hong Kong election: who are the young activists elected to the council?
The Guardian, September 5, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/05/hong-kong-election-who-are-the-young-activists-elected-to-the-council

九西非建制候選人最高票數 劉小麗:不會令港人失望 (Lau Siu-lai the non pro-establishment candidate with most votes in Kowloon West: I won’t disappoint Hong Kong people)
InMedia HK, September 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044445

Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, environmentalist and animal rights activist, is the surprise winner in Hong Kong’s election
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773932/eddie-chu-hoi-dick-environmentalist-and-animal-rights-activist-is-the-surprise-winner-in-hong-kongs-election/

Govt says no to any form of independence after HK vote
Global Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1004875.shtml

G20 handshake: did Xi Jinping just give John Tsang the nod to run for Hong Kong’s top job?
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015359/exchange-chinas-president-fuels-speculation-about-possible

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong election: a victory for the Umbrella Movement
Sebastian Veg, September 5, 2016
https://vegsebastian.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/hong-kong-election-a-victory-for-the-umbrella-movement/

Related:
Poll marks start of a new era in Hong Kong’s political life
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2015493/poll-marks-start-new-era-hong-kongs-political-life

Q&A with Hong Kong's youngest legislator Nathan Law
Al Jazeera, September 6, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/201609/qa-hong-kong-youngest-legislator-160905181029829.html

What Hong Kong election?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/06/hong-kong-election/

【立會選後】如何向北京交代這選舉結果?(文:呂秉權) ([After LegCo elections] How to report to Beijing about the results?)
Ming Pao, September 6, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160906/s00022/1473128672731

【港獨論爭】從歷史看香港國族主義之興起(文:徐承恩) ([Hong Kong independence debate] Looking at the rise of Hong Kong nationalism from historical contexts)
Ming Pao, September 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160906/s00022/1473129122573

Related:
FT社评:香港分离运动根源在北京 (FT Commentary: Hong Kong separatism movement originates from Beijing)
Financial Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069258