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