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.

Monday, December 30, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆镇压行动中的维吾尔族儿童
In China’s Crackdown on Muslims, Children Have Not Been Spared
The New York Times, December 30, 2019

美国会推进涉疆法案,制裁拘禁穆斯林的中国官员
Congress Wants to Force Trump’s Hand on Human Rights in China and Beyond
The New York Times, December 30, 2019

Thousands Rally in Indonesia, Malaysia to Protest China’s Treatment of Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2019

Related:
‘Get out, China’: Indonesian Muslims march to protest against treatment of Uygurs
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2019

China Denies Jailed Former Xinjiang University President Sentenced to Death
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese court sentences Early Rain Church pastor to nine years jail for subversion
Reuters, December 30, 2019

六四天網黃琦二審維持原判 囚巴中12年 (Activist Huang Qi's sentence upheld during appeal, to serve 12 years prison term in Bazhong)
Ming Pao, December 30, 2019

China axes 'custody and education' system which subjected sex workers to forced labour
Independent, December 29, 2019

Related:
China scraps extra-judicial forced labor for sex workers
Reuters, December 28, 2019

‘Nothing except lies’: Ex-inmate hits back at China over prison labour row
Agence France-Presse, December 29, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

中國官媒引述「香港新疆事務屬中國內政」 韓外交部指文在寅被曲解 向中方轉達正確版本 (South Korea's Ministry of Affairs says Chinese state media misquoted president Moon Jae-in, did not reaffirm Hong Kong and Xinjiang issues are China's internal affairs)
Stand News, December 30, 2019

Taiwan's citizens battle pro-China fake news campaigns as election nears
The Guardian, December 30, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

2020台湾大选:总统候选人电视辩论聚焦“一国两制”、香港示威和《反渗透法 》(One Country Two Systems, Hong Kong protests, and anti-infiltration law: Taiwan presidential candidates debate before 2020 elections)
BBC, December 29, 2019

Related:
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen says talks with Beijing could resume
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2019

China Expands Drug-Buying Program to Cut Costs for Patients
Bloomberg, December 29, 2019

China’s coal production on the rise, along with reports of mining accidents
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

人臉辨識監控無第三方監察ㅤ澳門科技業界人士︰權力可以無限大 (Macau's technology sector concerned at police's use of facial recognition for surveillance without third-party supervision)
Stand News, December 28, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong to end year with multiple protests, kick off 2020 with big march
Reuters, December 30, 2019

Hong Kong student beaten by police diagnosed with PTSD, abandons upcoming exams
Hong Kong Free Press, December 30, 2019

Related:
台灣教會支援約二百港人 大部分學生有創傷症候群徵狀 (Taiwan church offers humanitarian aid to 200 Hong Kongers who fled the city, says most students suffer from PTSD)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 30, 2019

港鐵新工會爭公開7.21、8.31CCTV 主席:想擺脫「黨鐵」之名為市民服務 (Newly formed MTR workers union urges disclosure of surveillance footage for Yuen Long and Prince Edward attacks)
Inmediahk.net, December 30, 2019

Related:
江永祥:有人帶示威者入元朗 牽引 721 襲擊 否認最先到場軍裝警「逃走」("Someone brought protesters to Yuen Long" and led to 7.21 attacks, says police in interview; denies officers "fled" after first arriving on scene)
Stand News, December 30, 2019

社協:去年48宗在囚人士企圖自殺 應獨立檢討 (NGO received 48 reports of prisoners trying to commit suicide in jail this year, urges independent review of complaint mechanisms)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 30, 2019

Pro-Beijing party scrambling to find 200 jobs and restore morale of staff crushed in Hong Kong elections
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2019

葉建源認為楊潤雄說法非常不恰當 將校長置於政治風眼 (Legislator slams Secretary for Education after threats that headmasters who support teachers suspended for protest-conduct could face disqualification)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 29, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: school principal hoping to bring warring sides together one sharing session at a time
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2019

早前稱自願參與 楊潤雄今指要求出版社提交通識教科書 (Education chief reaffirms "voluntary participation" while reports say publishers required to submit Liberal Studies textbook for review)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 29, 2019

All I want for Christmas is a free Hong Kong: how activists used festive cards to get the word out
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2019

Hong Kong district council elections: will victories for three openly gay candidates pave the way for improved LGBT rights in the city?
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2019

Taiwan seeking legal help from Hong Kong has ‘nothing to do with politics’
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2019

The Hong Kong resistance is only just getting started
Quartz, December 28, 2019

Hong Kong police paid $17 million in allowances related to protest
Hong Kong Free Press, December 28, 2019

In Hong Kong, local entrepreneurs champion the pro-democracy cause
Hong Kong Free Press, December 28, 2019

Hong Kong's year in seven intense emotions
BBC, December 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why China’s crackdown on academic freedom will backfire
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2019

Hong Kong’s election Catch-22: if the vote was valid, you’re disqualified; if it wasn’t, then you lose your seat
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2019

The ‘Infinity War’ in the Streets of Hong Kong
The New York Times, December 27, 2019

India and China may have border disputes, but they find common ground on dealing with protests
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2019