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.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Letter to China: My Uyghur friend Zainur has been detained in one of your camps for two years
Global Voices, November 13, 2019

Expert Estimates China Has More Than 1,000 Internment Camps For Xinjiang Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2019

Related:
Uighur researchers say China running more camps than known
Agence France-Presse, November 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China holding 3 Taiwanese over national security suspicions
Washington Post, November 12, 2019

記丈夫被關押兩年生日之際:是余文生律師違法?還是中國司法濫用職權?(Marking Yu Wensheng's second birthday in prison: Did he break the law? Or did the judiciary abuse its power?)
Inmediahk.net, November 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

全国人大举办人大新闻舆论干部培训班 (National People's Congress holds news and propaganda training)
People's Daily, November 13, 2019

Edward Snowden slams China censorship of his book, vows to put uncut version online, as whistle-blower calls it ‘a disgrace to the dignity of society’
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2019

被学生举报的中国大学教授后来怎么了 (What happens to mainland universities' professors after they are reported by students?)
The New York Times, November 13, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Australia: the campus fight over Beijing’s influence
Financial Times, November 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. senators push for vote on Hong Kong rights bill as violence rises
Reuters, November 12, 2019

EU, alarmed by rising violence in Hong Kong, calls for ‘complete inquiry’ into protests and police behaviour
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2019

Taiwan's President Hits Out at Hong Kong Police Shooting of Protesters
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2019

中国地方政府违约激增令承包商损失惨重
Contractors hit as China local government defaults rise
Financial Times, November 12, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为美国高管:中国有能力在所有产品上植入“后门” (China has the ability to plant hidden functionality and malware in all companies’ products, says Huawei's chief security officer)
Voice of America, November 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong awakens to third day of unrest as morning commuters hit with delays
Agence France-Presse, November 13, 2019

Chinese University of Hong Kong student union head applies for injunction banning police entry and crowd control weapon use
Hong Kong Free Press, November 13, 2019

Related:
全球学术界联署 促香港警方停止攻击校园 (Hundreds of scholars sign global petition urging Hong Kong police to cease attacks on campuses)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2019

警闖中大惹民憤 示威者各區開花堵路 警全港狂射催淚彈  51人傷包括 10 個月大嬰兒 (Police assault on Chinese University of Hong Kong sparks rage across city; protesters set roadblocks in over 13 districts to hamper police reinforcements; Hospital Authority states 51 injured)
Stand News, November 13, 2019

Related:
防暴警強攻中文大學兩個半小時後撤退;網民發起各區示威「圍魏救趙」,市面狼藉 (Intense confrontation between students, police during two-day siege of CUHK; during negotiated ceasefire, vice chancellor shot with tear gas, water cannon fired after police announced retreat)
The Initium, November 12, 2019

Hong Kong university campus turns into night-time battlefield
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 13, 2019

Photos: Hong Kong police and students are fighting a war in one of the city’s top universities
Quartz, November 12, 2019

香港抗议者背后的志愿者大军
Behind Hong Kong’s Protesters, an Army of Volunteer Pastors, Doctors and Artists
The New York Times, November 11, 2019

Hong Kong protests: ‘special police’ unit will be unveiled this week to ease pressure on embattled force, sources say
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2019

Tear gas fired in central Hong Kong for second day in a row after protesters and office workers take to the streets
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2019

香港中大变战场 中共政法委撑警:不开枪 要枪何用 (Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission supports shooting of protester: "What's the use of a gun if you don't fire it?")
Radio France Internationale, November 12, 2019

Hong Kong elections hinge on ‘return to peace’, People’s Daily says
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2019

Hong Kong activists denounce court ban on ‘violent’ content as a threat to internet freedom
Global Voices, November 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

The Hong Kong Protesters Aren’t Driven by Hope: “We might as well go down fighting”
The Atlantic, November 12, 2019

Why Singaporeans don’t back Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong Free Press, November 10, 2019