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, October 26, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Labor activist Meng Han goes to trial amidst intimidation and blatant procedural violations
China Labor Bulletin, October 24, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/labour-activist-meng-han-goes-trial-amidst-intimidation-and-blatant-procedural-violations

Access to Information (信息公开)

Shanghai private schools warned to focus more on official subjects, including ideology
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2040255/shanghai-education-authority-warns-private-schools

Related:
Shanghai seeks to enforce ban on overseas curricula at international schools
Caixin, October 26, 2016
https://perma.cc/VT2J-MVSL

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Rights groups slam China's record ahead of U.N. Council vote
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/record-10262016114334.html

China officials stuff cotton gauze into air monitoring equipment to falsify results
The Telegraph, October 26, 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/26/china-officials-stuff-cotton-gauze-into-air-monitoring-equipment/

Related:
China vows better environmental monitoring to improve health
Channel News Asia, October 26, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-vows-better-environmental-monitoring-to-improve-health/3236710.html

Jail terms, confessions and anti-graft TV ... how China ensures a trouble-free top Communist Party meeting
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2039914/jail-terms-confessions-and-anti-graft-tv-how-china

China says has political promise from West on graft fight
Reuters, October 25, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN12P0C8

Related:
媒体:中美加紧反腐合作 提快外逃官员引渡 (Media: China and U.S. step up anti- corruption cooperation to expedite extradition of officials)
Deutsche Welle, October 26, 2016
http://bit.ly/2eKGuos

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China tech groups to share data with state in online fraud battle
Financial Times, October 25, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/4ebc5fb6-9a70-11e6-8f9b-70e3cabccfae

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

中美第三次副外长级反恐磋商在美举行 (Sino-American third Deputy Foreign Ministerial level consultation on counterterrorism held in U.S.)
Chinanews, October 26, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/10-26/8043440.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong legislature delays swearing-in of pro-independence lawmakers amid pressure
Reuters, October 25, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics-idUSKCN12P0YO

Related:
香港立法会宣誓争议:梁颂恒游蕙祯闯关要求宣誓未果 (LegCo Oaths Controversy: Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-Ching’s “crash” swear-in attempt unsuccessful)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 26, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/10/161026_hongkong_legislature_row

Pro-Beijing supporters mass outside Hong Kong parliament amid turmoil
The Guardian, October 26, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/26/pro-beijing-supporters-hong-kong-parliament-turmoil

HKFP reporter surrounded by pro-China protesters at LegCo rally; memory card stolen
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/26/hkfp-reporter-surrounded-pro-china-protesters-legco-rally-memory-card-stolen/

The youngest woman ever to be elected to Hong Kong’s legislature is being targeted with sexual slurs
Quartz, October 25, 2016
http://qz.com/818244/the-youngest-woman-ever-to-be-elected-to-hong-kongs-legislature-yau-wai-ching-is-being-targeted-with-sexual-slurs/

Commentary (评论)

Evaluating China’s cyber power
The Diplomat, October 26, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/evaluating-chinas-cyber-power/

From Hong Kong to the US, campuses are where real change takes root, so let the dialogue begin
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2039888/hong-kong-us-campuses-are-where-real-change-takes-root-so

新华时评:国际学校不能淡化国情教育 (Xinhua Commentary: International schools cannot water down national education)
Xinhua, October 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/N8B6-2J36