Police in China's Sichuan raid rights website, detain founder
“六四天网”创办人黄琦遭警方抄家羁押
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tianwang-raid-11292016151040.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11292016104030.html
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China says foreign NGOs must provide funding proof
Reuters, November 29, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-lawmaking-ngos-idUSKBN13P08R
Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论:境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/fa-lu-zi-xun/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai
China shutters online chat groups amid praise of Cuba's Castro
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/shutters-11292016111423.html
中国独立媒体人高瑜病情加重 再被当局延长“监外执行” (Independent journalist Gao Yu's health worsens, “execution of sentence outside jail” extended by authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-11292016111645.html
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Beijing prosecutors grant bail to four police officers under investigation over suspect’s mysterious death
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2050203/beijing-prosecutors-grant-bail-four-police-officers
China welcomes incoming head of U.N., where it wants a larger role
聯合國候任秘書長訪華,中國欲發揮更大影響力
The New York Times, November 29, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/world/asia/china-un-chief-antonio-guterres.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161130/china-un-chief-antonio-guterres/zh-hant/
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China's new “cybersecurity” rules look like cyberprotectionism instead
The Diplomat, November 30, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/11/chinas-new-cybersecurity-rules-look-like-cyberprotectionism-instead/
Hong Kong (香港)
Ban upheld against Hong Kong MPs who mocked oath of allegiance
The Guardian, November 30, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/30/ban-upheld-against-hong-kong-mps-who-mocked-oath-of-allegiance
Hong Kong's rebellious lawmaker Yau Wai-ching
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 30, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38129773
Hong Kong seeks to ban third pro-democracy member of parliament
The Guardian, November 29, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/29/hong-kong-seeks-ban-third-pro-democracy-member-of-parliament-lau-siu-lai
Related:
民主派團結撐小麗 批梁振英搞政變 (Pan-dems unite in support of Siu-lai, denounce CY Leung’s coup)
InMedia, November 30, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/20161130a 【短片:宣誓覆核】政府將覆核資格 劉小麗憤怒轟不必要 民主派斥旁門左道否定市民意志 ([Video: Judicial review on oath-taking] Govt seeks to ban Lau Siu-lai, who slams the unnecessity of the move, pan-dems united in denouncing using back-doors to deny the citizens’ will)
Ming Pao, November 30, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161130/s00001/1480474976256
“I let my voters down”: Localist Edward Leung apologises over oath-taking row
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/30/i-let-voters-localist-edward-leung-apologises-oath-taking-row/
The anti-mainland bigotry of the Hong Kong democracy movement
Foreign Policy, November 29, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/29/the-anti-mainland-bigotry-of-hong-kongs-democracy-movement/
Senior Chinese official calls for Hong Kong to oppose independence
Reuters, November 29, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-hongkong-idUSKBN13O1LT
Hong Kong’s richest man promises to elect someone who loves the city
The Diplomat, November 30, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/11/hong-kongs-richest-man-promises-to-elect-someone-who-loves-the-city/
人類自由指數香港連續6年居首 經濟自由傲視全球 中國排141位倒數第19 (Hong Kong tops freedom index for the 6th consecutive year, with highest economic freedom globally; China ranks 141st out of 159 countries)
Ming Pao, November 30, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161130/s00001/1480497631755