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, September 11, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

民陣發起十一遊行 要求全面徹查沙中綫、陳帆下台 (Civil Human Rights Front plans march on National Day to demand comprehensive probe of Shatin-Central transit Link scandal and call for resignation of Secretary of Transport and Housing)
inmediahk.net, September 11, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1059417

Protesters have to be more “organised and disciplined” to avoid jail, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Raphael Wong says
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2163556/protesters-have-be-more-organised-and-disciplined-avoid-jail

Hong Kong Bar Association open to restarting Peking University course but only if school says why two human rights lawyers were barred from teaching
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2163597/hong-kong-bar-association-open-restarting-peking-university

Video: Hong Kong democracy activists march with “Xi the Pooh” in national anthem protest
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/10/video-hong-kong-democracy-activists-march-xi-pooh-national-anthem-protest/

全日制學生自殺率 5年升逾七成 港大:學校預防屏障功能或漸失 (Student suicide rate soars 70% over 5 years, study suggests improving education system)
Citizen News, September 10, 2018
https://www.hkcnews.com/article/14904/自殺-葉兆輝-香港大學-14904/全日制學生自殺率-5年升逾七成-港大:學校預防屏障功能或漸失