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.

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

自“709”案一直无法正常执业 维权律师王宇被北京当局注销执照 (Unable to practice law normally since the 709 Crackdown, rights lawyer Wang Yu just learned her license has been revoked)
Radio Free Asia, December 1, 2020

Father of detained Chinese human rights lawyer speaks out about ‘inhumane’ treatment
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Beijing controls Chinese-language media agencies in Australia, says intel agency
Sydney Morning Herald, December 2, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese #MeToo pioneer Zhou Xiaoxhuan gets her day in court as she sues TV host Zhu Jun for allegedly sexually harrassing her
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

The Wuhan files - Leaked documents reveal China's mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19
CNN, December 1, 2020

北京下令年底为所有贫困县摘帽 真正贫困户因此失去补助 (Beijing orders all poor counties to remove status by end of year; families living below poverty line fear losing gov’t assistance)
Radio Free Asia, December 2, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow Are Sentenced Over Hong Kong Protest
黄之锋因2019年抗议活动获刑13个半月

The New York Times, December 2, 2020

20 police officers arrest Hong Kong student leader over purchase of laser pointers during 2019 demos
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2020

Current affairs not suitable for teaching in revamped liberal studies, Hong Kong education chief says
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2020

National security law: Hong Kong education minister says schools should call police if they cannot handle students’ violations
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2020

i-Cable’s China reporters resign in protest after 40 colleagues sacked
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2020

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker asks Europe to provide ‘safe haven’
Associated Press, December 2, 2020

Is Hong Kong Heading Toward a Russian-Style Electoral System?
The Diplomat, December 2, 2020

Hong Kong national security law: Legco exodus, loyalty oaths, liberal studies overhaul mark legislation’s fifth month
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2020

美國會委員會指港人被專制統治 籲華府降簽證門檻 港府反駁:一國兩制非國際義務 (USCC report says Hong Kongers are under authoritarian rule, urges US to remove visa barriers; HK gov't: “One country, two systems” is not an international obligation)
Stand News, December 2, 2020

Related:
2020 Annual Report to Congress
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, December 1, 2020

特區政府強烈反駁美中經濟與安全審議委員會報告
HKSARG vehemently refutes groundless accusations of report by United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, December 2, 2020

外交部驻港公署批驳美涉港报告:谎话连篇 废纸一张
Office of the Commissioner of PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong: US report attacking Hong Kong is a piece of waste paper full of lies
Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, December 2, 2020

【送中第 101 日】18 國共 150 政要聯署 促林鄭月娥向北京要求釋放 12 港人 (150 prominent politicians from 18 countries urge Carrie Lam to request release of Hong Kong 12)
Stand News, December 1, 2020

Related:
155 parliamentarians from 18 countries publish open letter to Carrie Lam on case of 12 HK youths, 100 days after they were detained in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Watch, December 1, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong protests: show arrested youth some mercy, to begin the healing process in society
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2020