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, March 02, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Big name brands accused of using Uygur ‘forced labour’ by Australian think tank
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

残疾聋女(无耳)何方美: 就爱女因疫苗致残无人负责的事实情况下,所进行的募捐维权控诉行为,被当局冠以寻衅滋事罪的法庭最后陈述 (Final statement of He Fangmei, mother of baby who received defective vaccine, charged with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for soliciting donations to cover her daughter's treatment in Huixian City.)
Weiquanwang, February 28, 2020

回到大监狱一年了 江天勇仍被软禁中 (Jiang Tianyong is still under house arrest since his release from prison 1 year ago)
Weiquanwang, February 28, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China censors report of how authorities hid COVID-19 genome sequence test result for 14 days
Global Voices, March 02, 2020

China cracks down on 'sexual innuendo' and 'celebrity gossip' in new censorship rules
The Guardian, March 02, 2020

Related:
网信办最严新规生效 大陆网上只剩下正面消息 (The Cyberspace Administration of China enacted the toughest censorship rules to date, cracks down on negative content online)
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2020

网信办禁“九类信息” 标题也要有规定 ( The CAC forbids "9 types of contents" and regulates content titles)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2020

China using visas for foreign reporters as a weapon, group says
Reuters, March 02, 2020

中国官方严控舆论 公民记者相继失联 “防火墙”失守? (China tightens up information control during the novel Coronavirus outbreak)
Voice of America, February 29, 2020

李文亮调查未果,遗孀采访全网被删 (Authorities remove interview of Dr. Li Wenliang's widow from the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

【武漢肺炎】於《刺針》發文求援國際 廣東醫護被指造假 據報遭降職 (Medical staff in Guangdong punished for requesting assistance from the international community in well-known medical journal, the Lancet)
The Stand News, March 2, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

外交部︰中國反對酷刑決心堅定不移 (China Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China steadfast against torture)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 3, 2020

中国制造业指数创历史新低 民企被强制复工 (China's PMI at all time low, private companies are forced to go back to work)
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2020

《大國戰「疫」》未出版先下架 (The book celebrating China's great achievements in the COVID-19 outbreak is taken off the shelves before its publication)
Mingpao, March 2, 2020

In China’s War on the Coronavirus, a Community Is Besieged
The New York Times, February 28, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing rolls out colour-coded QR system for coronavirus tracking despite concerns over privacy, inaccurate ratings
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2020

美参议院批准10亿美元供农村运营商更换华为设备 (U.S. Congress approves billion-dollar proposal to replace Huawei devices in rural area)
Voice of America, February 29, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: mask shortage among city’s most vulnerable has wealthy Hongkongers taking matters into their own hands
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2020

「只影警不影暴亂群眾」 馬逢國批部分傳媒不持平 (LegCo member, Ma Fung-kwok, criticizes some media outlets for being biased)
Mingpao, March 2, 2020

Related:
《立場》向警提 10 宗投訴 半數涉警無理動粗 鏡頭展示記者身分證 警指待私隠署調查 (The Stand News has submitted a total of 10 complaints against the Hong Kong Police Force )
The Stand News, March 2, 2020

香港攝影記者協會 強烈譴責警方襲擊記者 (Hong Kong Press Photographers Association condemns the Hong Kong Police Force for attacking journalists)
The Stand News, March 1, 2020

In Pictures: Tear gas, pepper spray, 115 arrests during clashes in Mong Kok, as police officer pulls gun on protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, March 01, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters return to streets
Reuters, February 29, 2020

Hong Kong police arrest 115 after biggest outbreak of protest violence since coronavirus crisis
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2020

拒設公眾「連儂牆」 食環署:令社會更分化 衍生違法事件損國際形象 (Islands District Council rejects plan for Lennon Wall in Tung Chung, cites concern over worsening social segregation and damage to Hong Kong's international image resulting from unlawful incidents)
The Stand News, March 2, 2020

美國國務院關注黎智英被捕 中國外交部︰粗暴干涉香港事務 促停止為反中亂港分子撐腰 (U.S. State Department is monitoring Jimmy Lai's arrest; China MFA: This is interfering with Hong Kong's affairs, stop supporting people who oppose China and stirring trouble in Hong Kong)
The Stand News, March 2, 2020

Related:
李卓人被捕後獲准保釋 批評警方「大算帳」(Lee Cheuk-yan released on bail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 28, 2020

香港每一千個年輕人就有四個曾經被捕 (4 in 1,000 of young people in Hong Kong have arrest records)
The Stand News, February 29, 2020

Hong Kong asylum seekers hit by Taiwan’s coronavirus travel ban
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2020

Commentary (评论)

To Take On the Coronavirus, Go Medieval on It
中世纪式铁拳是对抗病毒的答案吗?

The New York Times, March 2, 2020