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 26, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese ambassador refutes US claims about Xinjiang
Uprising Today, December 26, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China set to abolish forced labour detention system for sex workers
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2019

Concerns Grow For Disappeared Chinese Rights Activists At Christmas
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2019

Chinese transgender graduates struggle to obtain new degree certificates after surgery
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2019

Tesco圣诞卡疑案:中国否认强制外籍罪犯劳动
Tesco Christmas card factory in China denies 'forced labour'
BBC, December 23, 2019

Related:
Chinese prison in Tesco scandal offers ‘re-education’, and served pizza at Christmas, its boss says
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2019

Ex-inmate hits back at China ‘lies’ over prison labour row
Hong Kong Free Press, December 24, 2019

Single Chinese woman sues hospital over refusal to freeze eggs
Al Jazeera, December 25, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Colours of the Mountain author Da Chen dies at 57
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2019

Sonny Bill Williams: Rugby star latest to criticise China over Uighurs
BBC News, December 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Women in China say #MeToo on broader range of issues in 2019
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2019

Related:
They Said #MeToo. Now They Are Being Sued.
The New York Times, December 26, 2019

China Bans Christmas Gatherings Among Its Christians
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2019

China's Meituan vows improvements after delivery man kills supermarket worker
Reuters, December 23, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China releases footage of live fire drills as it warns over fresh Hong Kong protests
The Telegraph, December 25, 2019

South Korea rejects China’s version of President Moon’s Hong Kong remarks
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2019

China warns any attempts to 'interfere' in Hong Kong are 'doomed to fail' in end of year message
The Independent, December 24, 2019

Related:
In call with Trump, China's Xi says US interfering in its affairs
Al Jazeera, December 20, 2019

Indonesia Won’t Intervene in China’s Affairs over Uyghurs, Presidential Chief of Staff Says
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2019

Japan's Abe urges Hong Kong freedoms in Xi meeting
Agence France-Presse, December 22, 201

Rights Monitor Group Tracking 60,000 North Korean Workers in Northeastern China
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

2019 was the year AI became a political, human rights and trade issue. Where does this leave China’s AI superstars?
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2019

Huawei’s 5G ambitions under pressure in Britain over Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2019

Exclusive: Malware broker behind U.S. hacks is now teaching computer skills in China
Reuters, December 24, 2019

China is getting smarter - but at what cost?
BBC News, December 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong policeman who live-streamed journalist’s personal data to thousands during protest condemned
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2019

Hong Kong protesters accused of 'reckless' violence over Christmas
The Guardian, December 26, 2019

Related:
Police use tear gas, pepper spray as Hong Kong Christmas protests turn ugly
Hong Kong Free Press, December 25, 2019

Hong Kong protests: student arrested for possessing explosive chemicals and smoke bombs on Christmas Eve denied bail
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2019

Teenager in stable condition after falling from rooftop balcony of Hong Kong restaurant
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2019

Hong Kong police fire teargas to disperse Christmas Eve protests
The Guardian, December 24, 2019

Related:
‘We are not giving up’: Hong Kong marks Christmas Eve with mall clashes and tear gas
Hong Kong Free Press, December 25, 2019

HSBC issues fresh statement to distance itself from police crackdown on protest fundraiser after demonstrators vandalise Hong Kong branch on Christmas Eve
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2019

Hong Kong protests: police will not close roads for Christmas Eve celebrations in Kowloon as demonstrators plan to go ahead with illegal rally
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2019

Protest amnesties 'not concession'
The Standard, December 24, 2019

‘Not ideal’ to call protesters cockroaches, says police PR cop after officer claims it could be a compliment
Hong Kong Free Press, December 24, 2019

Hong Kong police will not rule out ongoing protests as reason behind rise in robberies
Hong Kong Free Press, December 24, 2019

Did Beijing send five Hong Kong civil servants to UN as an olive branch to city’s youth in hope of quelling protests?
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2019

Hong Kong teen who fired at police was part of gang that planned to ‘slaughter’ officers during protest rally, court hears
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2019

The Cantonese words at the heart of Hong Kong’s 2019 protest vocabulary
Quartz, December 23, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Christmas clashes are a sad reminder of need for effective solutions
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2019

Over six months of protests, Hong Kong’s leaders may have been ‘too simple, too naive’
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2019

Detention on bridge muddies the waters
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2019

Hong Kong gov’t supporters are overlooking implications of the election disqualification ruling
Hong Kong Free Press, December 23, 2019