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.

Thursday, April 06, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Dozens detained in bid to visit grave of Chinese president's father
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/xi-grave-04052017123955.html

“The authorities yielded”: Professor speaks as ordeal in China ends
「當局向國際壓力屈服了」:澳教授獲准離開中國
The New York Times, April 5, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20170405/the-authorities-yielded-professor-speaks-as-ordeal-in-china-ends/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20170405/the-authorities-yielded-professor-speaks-as-ordeal-in-china-ends/zh-hant/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese university to open in Oxford despite ideological crackdown at home
The Guardian, April 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/06/chinese-university-to-open-in-oxford-despite-ideological-crackdown-at-home

Government Accountability (政府问责)

人权组织:不谈人权,美中贸易怎么平衡?(Human rights organizations: Without human rights discussion, how can China-U.S. trade be balanced?)
Voice of America, April 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/Human-Rights-20170405/3797663.html

Related:
U.S.-China Summit: “Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics” hurt Chinese and American people
美中峰会:“中国特色的人权”伤害中美人民
Human Rights in China, April 4, 2017
EN: http://bit.ly/2ocDibL
CH: http://bit.ly/2p4dNXi

川习会在即 中国访民誓死要告御状 (With U.S.-China Summit under way, Chinese activists vow to plead their cases to Xi Jinping)
Voice of America, April 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/xi-chinese-petitioners-20170406/3798568.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

河北唐山警方促商户安装网络监控 (Hebei Tangshan police urge businesses to install Internet surveillance software)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-04052017102310.html

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

China official admonishes fellow Uighur cadres for “anti-terror” failings
Reuters, April 5, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-security-idUSKBN1770G4

Related:
中国官员指责维吾尔干部“反恐”不力 (Chinese official blames Uyghur cadres for failing in “counterterrorism”)
Deutsche Welle, April 5, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国官员指责维吾尔干部反恐不力/a-38302024

Hong Kong (香港)

Chief executive-elect Carrie Lam heading to Beijing to confirm appointment as Hong Kong’s next leader
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2085348/chief-executive-elect-carrie-lam-headed-beijing-confirm

香港议员质疑中联办多次“拜访”特首办 (Hong Kong lawmakers cast doubt about China Liaison Office’s multiple “visits” to Office of Chief Executive)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-04052017103753.html

Related:
特首辦稱特首與官員不時晤中央駐港機構就合作發展交流 (Office of Chief Executive says CE and officials often meet with state organs in Hong Kong to discuss cooperation and development)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 5, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1323549-20170405.htm

雨伞运动两年多后林郑说会面告习总有港人不要8.31框架 (Two years after Umbrella Movement, Carrie Lam says she will tell Xi Jinping that some Hong Kong people do not want “8.31 Framework”)
Radio France Internationale, April 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170405-雨伞运动两年多后林郑说会面告习总有港人不要831框架

田北俊警告中资渗透每个行业港人民主梦难圆 (With Chinese-funded businesses infiltrating Hong Kong people’s every aspect of life, it will be hard for Hong Kong’s “democracy dream” to come true, James Tien warns)
Radio France Internationale, April 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170405-田北俊警告中资渗透每个行业港人民主梦难圆