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 27, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Volkswagen defends presence in China's Xinjiang amid uproar over Uighur abuses
Deutsche Welle, November 26, 2019

Pompeo says documents confirm China committing 'very significant' Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Germany steps up criticism over China’s Xinjiang policies with call for it to ‘meet its international human rights obligations’
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

'What has happened to me': manga depicting Uighur torture hits 2.5m views
The Guardian, November 25, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国女权人士黄雪琴遭指定居所监视居住 (Feminist and independent journalist Huang Xueqin placed under residential surveillance at a designated location after writing about Hong Kong's protests)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

Background: He Fangmei 何方美
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

TikTok博主发布涉新疆拘禁营内容,帐号被封
TikTok Blocks Teen Who Posted About China’s Detention Camps
The New York Times, November 27, 2019

Chinese papers avoid details of Hong Kong's democratic election landslide
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong elections: Chinese media attempt to downplay results
BBC, November 26, 2019

Stung by Hong Kong vote, China slams Reuters report on liaison office shake-up
Washington Post, November 26, 2019

Related:
Exclusive: China sets up Hong Kong crisis center in mainland, considers replacing chief liaison
Reuters, November 25, 2019

How The Chinese Internet Turned ‘Hong Kong Independence’ Into A Smear
SupChina, November 25, 2019

China’s Hottest TV Show Right Now is Striving to Provide Space for Mainstream Debate
Radii China, November 25, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

美民調:68%受訪者贊成美國支持港示威者 (Poll shows 68% of Americans agree the U.S. should support Hong Kong protesters)
Ming Pao, November 27, 2019

Related:
Majority of Americans favor US support to pro-democracy protesters, as Trump weighs veto on Hong Kong bill: Survey
ABC News, November 26, 2019

Chinese Government Says it Has ‘Punished’ U.S. NGO under the Foreign NGO Law
China NGO Project, November 25, 2019

Related:
First U.S. NGO Accused Of Breaking The Overseas NGO Law
SupChina, November 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rising: Beijing has world's biggest network of diplomatic posts
Sydney Morning Herald, November 27, 2019

香港区议会选举后北京再将矛头指向美国
Beijing Was Confident Its Hong Kong Allies Would Win. After the Election, It Went Silent.
The New York Times, November 27, 2019

中国大学不简单 澳洲智库发警告 (Australian think-tank warns of relationship between universities and military in China)
Deutsche Welle, November 26, 2019

Taiwan Probes Hong Kong-based Company After Chinese Defector Allegations
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

China Bids to Lead World Agency Protecting Intellectual Property
Foreign Policy, November 26, 2019

China-backed AIIB offers to help fund Indonesia's capital relocation
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Xi Jinping Portraits Replace Catholic Symbols in Churches
Bitter Winter, November 25, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

逾 3,700 國際知名學者聯署 譴責香港警暴 促大學拒警進入校園 (Over 3,700 intellectuals in international academic community sign joint petition condemning police violence in Hong Kong, urge universities to deny police entry to campus)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Related:
Renowned Academics Among Over 3,700 Supporting The ‘Petition by Global Academics Against Police Brutality in Hong Kong’
Hong Kong Watch, November 26, 2019

少女 X 報稱警署內被強姦 警未獲同意索醫療報告 法院昨撤銷搜查令 (Protester who filed complaint for rape during detention wins court application to revoke search warrant that allowed police to obtain her medical records and clinic surveillance footage after complaint was filed)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Related:
‘Grossly unprofessional’: Lawyers slam Hong Kong police for ‘privacy breach’ after woman accuses officers of gang rape
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2019

【DQ 公務員?】羅智光:已著手研究令公務員宣誓擁護基本法 (HKSAR government studying how to expand requirement to swear oath to uphold Basic Law to all civil servants)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Hong Kong protesters return to city streets to keep pressure on government and show support for radicals at Polytechnic University
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong activist jailed for 46 months for rioting during 2016 Mong Kok unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

香港当选区议员黄国桐被拒入境澳门 (Newly-elected district council candidate denied entry to Macau on national security grounds)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

香港红隧恢复通车 理大继续搜索被困人士 (Cross-harbor tunnel reopens, PolyU staff urge police to retreat)
Deutsche Welle, November 27, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong university siege: staff say almost all protesters have gone
The Guardian, November 26, 2019

HKFP Lens: Hong Kong’s devastated Poly U campus becomes a safety hazard a week after protest battle lockdown
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong: officials withdraw HK$250 million in funding requests for two universities after disquiet at lack of control over campuses voiced by pro-government lawmakers
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

In Hong Kong elections, the message is clear. The next step may not be.
Christian Science Monitor, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong's Lam appeals for calm but offers no concessions after election drubbing
Reuters, November 25, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Explaining China’s Assertive Approach to the Hong Kong Protests
The Diplomat, November 26, 2019

我深明為何這些價值你們要誓死相守,皆因我見過但從未擁有 (Mainland student: "I deeply understand why you are guarding these values with your lives—they are things I have seen but never possessed”)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Will Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s bubble of delusion ever burst?
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Sonia Ng: I'm prouder than ever to be from Hong Kong
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019