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, December 05, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Wanted: Chinese cadres to hold Beijing’s line in Xinjiang as Han Chinese head for the exits amid international furore over Uygur internment camps
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2019

A Xinjiang Scholar’s Close Reading Of The China Cables
SupChina, December 4, 2019

China Is Very Angry That Congress Pointed Out it Is Committing Massive Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
Vice, December 4, 2019

Related:
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act Passes U.S. House in 407-1 Vote
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2019

Prominent Uyghur Activist Dies Days After Release From Xinjiang Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

廣西人權律師覃永沛被指涉煽動顛覆國家政權罪正式逮捕 (Guangxi human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei arrested on charges of inciting subversion)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 4, 2019

前媒体人张贾龙案已移送法院 罪证或是给克里的信 (Former Tencent editor to be tried by year end after 4 months in detention)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2019

Sharp Drop in Number of Juveniles Convicted by Chinese Courts
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, December 4, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

公民活動自由度調查:香港反送中引發關注,台灣是亞洲唯一被評為「開放」的國家 (Taiwan is only country listed as "open" in latest CIVICUS report on "people power under attack")
The News Lens, December 4, 2019

Cambodian Villagers Block Digging Work by Chinese Company
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Prague ditches Beijing for Taipei in new sister city deal
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2019

Pakistan halts investigation into sale of 629 brides to China 'because of financial ties to Beijing'
Telegraph, December 4, 2019

Asian Governments 'Adopting China's Authoritarian Tactics': Report
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2019

当心!政府推广“清洁煤” 河北多人中毒死亡 (6 villagers dead in mass-poisoning after burning "clean coal" provided by Hebei authorities in place of traditional coal at home during winter)
Radio France Internationale, December 4, 2019

Chinese Government Says it Will Sanction U.S. NGOs in Hong Kong
ChinaFile NGO Project, December 3, 2019

With Election On The Horizon, Taiwan Fights Back Against Beijing’s Influence
China Media Project, December 3, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为起诉美国联邦通信委员会
Huawei Sues the F.C.C., Ramping Up Fight With Critics and Foes
The New York Times, December 5, 2019

德国有可能法律禁止华为参与5G (Germany to consider legal ban on Huawei to prevent participation in country's 5G plans)
Radio France Internationale, December 4, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

法改會倡以「未經同意插入」取締「強姦」 涵蓋肛交、口交 新罪行防誘識兒童 (Law Reform Commission suggests replacing "rape" with "non-consensual penetration" in proposed reforms to expand scope and address stigma)
Stand News, December 5, 2019

工聯會轟勞工處針對催淚煙 處方疑受壓叫停職安指引 (Labour Department pressured by pro-Beijing party to pause release of safety guidelines in response to widespread tear gas toxins)
Inmediahk.net, December 4, 2019

Hong Kong health chief says no big increase in harmful pollution, despite release of 10,000 tear gas rounds
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2019

Related:
烧烤毒素高于催泪弹?港官再拒公开催泪弹成分 (Hong Kong authorities once again refuse to disclose tear gas ingredients, say barbeque releases more toxins)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2019

Officer sitting on arrested student’s head was using minimum necessary force, say Hong Kong police
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2019

Related:
Photograph of Hong Kong policewoman sitting on 14-year-old who was resisting arrest goes viral
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2019

Pan-democrats launch bid in legislature to remove Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam from office
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2019

‘Freedom of speech is in the present tense’: Protests send Hongkongers to Taiwan in search of new lives
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2019

【訪問】任職交銀 14 年被迫離職 羅家聰:連觀點都想控制,咩都唔講得,點做嘢?(Analyst pressured to resign from bank says Chinese-funded companies don't like Hong Konger representing them anymore)
Stand News, December 5, 2019

Related:
Chinese bank accused of forcing Hong Kong employee to quit over protests
Financial Times, December 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

裁本地法律「違基」否 法庭是唯一機關(文:郭榮鏗)(Hong Kong judiciary is the only institution that can declare local law to be in violation of Basic Law)
Ming Pao, December 5, 2019

If Beijing can’t quit blaming foreigners for its problems, Hong Kong will forever be the site of foreign contagion
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2019

Bonnie Glaser on the Future of US-China Relations, Taiwan, and Indo-Pacific Strategy
The Diplomat, December 4, 2019