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, November 15, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Outcry as China executes symbol of injustice Jia Jinglong
The Guardian, November 15, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/outcry-as-china-executes-symbol-of-injustice-jia-jinglong

Related:
12 Chinese legal professionals’ letter of appeal for the review of Jia Jinglong’s death penalty
China Change, November 14, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/11/14/12-chinese-legal-professionals-letter-of-appeal-for-the-review-of-jia-jinglongs-death-penalty/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Online freedom hit by pressure on social media, apps; China worst offender
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/15/online-freedom-hit-pressure-social-media-apps-china-worst-offender/

New China data shows mixed economic picture
The Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-manufacturing-index-highest-in-over-two-years-1477964363

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Throwing labor activists in jail won’t solve China’s structural problems
Quartz, November 14, 2016
http://qz.com/827623/throwing-labor-activists-like-meng-han-in-jail-wont-solve-chinas-structural-problems/

Police in Shanghai, Beijing detain more independent election candidates
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/election-detentions-11142016160141.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese official suspended over petitioner’s death after he’s handcuffed and beaten in 81-hour ordeal
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2046106/chinese-official-suspended-over-petitioners-death-after-hes

Hundreds of families relocated in eastern China told their homes face demolition months after moving in
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2046090/hundreds-families-relocated-eastern-china-told-their-homes-face

Human rights groups protest over Interpol president’s appointment
Financial Times, November 10, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/3da20eba-a72c-11e6-8b69-02899e8bd9d1

Trump and China: fears that deal-making will consign human rights to political “roadkill”
The Guardian, November 15, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/trump-and-china-fears-deal-making-consign-human-rights-to-political-roadkill

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Booming e-businesses amid tight censorship ... can China have it both ways with the Internet?
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2046121/booming-e-businesses-amid-tight-censorship-can-china

Hong Kong (香港)

Breaking: Localist lawmakers face ejection from Hong Kong legislature as gov’t wins legal challenge
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/15/breaking-localist-lawmakers-face-ejection-from-hong-kong-legislature-as-govt-wins-legal-challenge/

Related:
【短片:誓詞風波】高院裁定政府勝訴 梁游喪失議員資格 ([Video: Oath controversy] The High Court rules that government wins, Leung and Yau barred from legislature)
Ming Pao, November 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161115/s00001/1479167639802

【梁游敗訴】法官:釋法與否結果都一樣 ([Leung and Yau lost] Judge: Same result with or without NPC interpretation of law)
Ming Pao, November 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161115/s00001/1479196740671

HKFP Lens: “Punish those who insult China”—Pro-Beijing groups rally against localist lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, November 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/14/hkfp-lens-punish-those-who-insult-china-pro-beijing-groups-rally-against-localist-lawmakers/

香港议员批评北京当局借人大释法加剧乱港 (Hong Kong legislator criticizes Beijing for using NPC interpretation of the Basic Law to intensify disputes in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-11142016112823.html

The people of Hong Kong vs. The People’s Republic of China
Foreign Policy, November 11, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/11/the-people-of-hong-kong-vs-the-peoples-republic-of-china/

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s ruling amounts to a purge of dissident voices from Hong Kong’s legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, November 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/14/beijings-ruling-amounts-to-a-purge-of-dissident-voices-from-hong-kongs-legislature/

Interpol appointment highlights abuses
The Guardian, November 14, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/14/interpol-appointment-highlights-abuses

【人大釋法】評釋法風波(一至四)(文:劉進圖) (Former Ming Pao chief editor Kevin Lau on the controversy of NPC’s interpretation of the Basic Law I-IV)
Ming Pao, November 11-15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161111/s00022/1478823611415
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161112/s00022/1478909528893
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161114/s00022/1479085011636
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161115/s00022/1479173732003