Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Monday, September 21, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

三權分立︱北京護法王振民指中國憲制根本上已排除三權分立 梁家傑斥中共欲「打殘司法權」 (In op-ed, former NPC Hong Kong Basic Law Committee member Wang Zhenmin says, “China’s constitution has fundamentally ruled out ‘separation of powers’”; Civic Party chair Alan Leong slams Beijing for “crippling [Hong Kong’s] judicial power”)
Apple Daily, September 21, 2020

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決定香港特區的政治體制是中央事權 (Central government is empowered to determine Hong Kong's political system)
Sing Tao, September 21, 2020

林鄭定性香港無三權分立 港府晚上發聲明:司法獨立是香港成功的基石 (Despite Carrie Lam's claim of no separation of powers, Hong Kong SAR government issues statement: Common law and judicial independence are bedrocks of Hong Kong's success)
Apple Daily, September 20, 2020

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Common law and judicial independence bedrocks of Hong Kong's success
普通法和司法獨立是香港成功的基石
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, September 19, 2020

联合国人权高专办:敦促中方确保12港人自选律师权利 (The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges China to ensure rights of 12 detained Hong Kongers to hire their own lawyers)
Radio France International, September 20, 2020

Hong Kong fugitives held in mainland China ‘selected lawyers’ from list supplied by authorities across the border, city’s security chief reveals
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2020

12 港人家屬 回應張建宗及李家超言論之聲明 (Statement of families of 12 detained Hong Kongers in response to Matthew Cheung and John Lee)
The Stand News, September 19, 2020

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李家超:12港人已按名單揀選律師 目前身體良好 (John Lee: 12 Hong Kongers detained in China have chosen lawyers from list provided by local authorities and are in good health)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 19, 2020

內地律師稱除非家屬解除委託 否則仍跟進港人涉越境案 (Mainland lawyer: Will continue to follow the cases of 12 Hong Kong detainees unless dismissed by their families)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 19, 2020

Friday, September 18, 2020

Thursday, September 17, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Bid to Write the Global Rules on Data Security
The Diplomat, September 10, 2020

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全球数据安全倡议
Global Initiative on Data Security
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, September 8, 2020

China urges neighbours to back its data security ideas, not the US’
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

When Chinese State Security police knocked on ABC journalist Bill Birtles' door, he realised he was no longer safe in China
ABC, September 8, 2020

China-Australia dispute escalates after 'tit for tat' investigations
Sydney Morning Herald, September 9, 2020

Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China
Associated Press, September 9, 2020

US blocking visas of some Chinese graduate students and researchers, says Homeland Security chief
Reuters, September 9, 2020

柏林:中國人權現狀「急劇惡化」 (Berlin: Human rights situation in China is rapidly deteriorating)
Deutsche Welle, September 9, 2020

抗疫表彰官媒不提李文亮 舆论指责官方篡改历史 (Li Wenliang is left out of official anti-epidemic honor roll; government is accused of rewriting history)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2020

China’s human rights abuses: 321 NGOs call for UN investigation into violations by Beijing
Agence France-Presse, September 9, 2020

全球60国300个团体齐声敦促联合国紧急处理中国人权问题 (Over 300 human rights groups from 60 countries urge UN to take emergency actions on human rights situation in China)
Voice of America, September 9, 2020

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Global call for international human rights monitoring mechanisms on China
321 NGOs, September 9, 2020

苹果公司公布人权政策 中国代工厂却传出侮辱工人视频 (Video of workers being humiliated in Apple's factory in China leaked as Apple publishes new human rights policy)
Voice of America, September 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

China, Carrie Lam, Say Hong Kong Has Been Controlled by Beijing Since 1997
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2020

Hong Kong teen cleared of weapons charges after court finds police officer failed to present whole account of arrest
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2020

Rights lawyer says China may have appointed ‘state lawyers’ to Hongkonger arrested whilst fleeing by boat
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2020

12 港人送中 內地律師今申請會見再被拒 指當事人已被委派官派律師 續要求會晤核實 (12 Hong Kongers detained in China are denied access to family—appointed lawyers)
The Stand News, September 9, 2020

消息:721 馮程淑儀不斷收元朗短片 林鄭及心腹疑兩小時內無處理 稱警無報告情況 (Sources: Government officials knew of the 7.21 Yuen Long Attack as it was unfolding but took no actions due to confusion and disbelief; later blamed police for failure to report)
The Stand News, September 9, 2020

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How History Gets Rewritten
The Atlantic, September 8, 2020

香港反送中被捕人數破萬 五分之一遭檢控 (Over 10,000 Hong Kongers arrested since democracy movement in the past year but only 1/5 were charged, raising concern over arbitrary arrests)
Deutsche Welle, September 9, 2020

蓬佩奧:香港穩定要靠民主及問責而非限制言論自由 (Pompeo: Democracy and government accountability to the people are the best paths to stability in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

No ‘separation of powers’ in Hong Kong, Beijing agencies say, adding Deng Xiaoping spelled out stance in 1987
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2020

香港中联办发言人:香港特别行政区行政主导的政治体制由其宪制地位所决定 (LOCPG Spokesperson: The political system led by HKSAR is determined by its constitutional position)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R., September 7, 2020

国务院港澳办发言人:关于香港特别行政区实行“三权分立”的说法必须纠正 (HKMAO Spokesperson: The talk of HKSAR's “separation of powers” needs correction)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, September 7, 2020

U.N. experts decry Hong Kong security law in open letter to China
Reuters, September 3, 2020

联合国专家指国安法侵害港人基本权利 (UN Experts say National Security Law violates Hong Kong People's basic rights)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2020

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Seven UN experts’ communications to China urging review and reconsideration of National Security Law to comply with international law
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 1, 2020

UN Legal Experts Urge China to Review, Reconsider National Security Law to Comply with Its International Obligations
Human Rights in China, September 6, 2020

Hong Kong residents arrested at sea 'will have to be dealt with' by mainland China: Lam
Reuters, September 8, 2020

Hong Kong Detainees in China Denied Meetings with Defense Lawyers
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2020

Hong Kong activist Tam Tak-chi faces sedition charges for uttering protest slogans, hours after leader Carrie Lam’s free speech assurances
Agence France-Presse, September 8, 2020

香港进「以言入罪」年代 首以发表煽动文字拘捕社运人士谭得志 (Hong Kong enters era of "criminalization of speech" with arrest of social activist Tam Tak-chi for publishing sedition)
Radio France International, September 6, 2020

Hong Kong protests: at least 289 arrested as scattered groups heed online calls to rally on postponed election day
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2020

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Video: Hong Kong police say ‘minimum force’ was used to tackle fleeing 12-year-old girl during pro-democracy demo
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2020

12 歲女童被警制服 小童群益會發聲明:執法人員須避免兒童受傷害 (Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association issues statement on police wrestling 12-year-old girl to the ground: Law enforcement must prevent children from being harmed)
The Stand News, September 8, 2020

National security law: keep views on Hong Kong politics to yourself, international school group warns teachers in new guidelines
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2020