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.

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

China breaching every act in genocide convention, says legal report on Uighurs
The Guardian, March 9, 2021

Human rights in China: Beijing endorses legal action against German scholar over Xinjiang abuse claims
Bloomberg, March 9, 2021

Access to Justice, 司法公正

Concerns grow for Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu after she misses International Women’s Day awards
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

Access to Information, 公众知情权

China Expands Tracking of Online Comments to Include Citizens Overseas
Voice of America News, March 8, 2021

UK watchdog fines banned Chinese broadcaster CGTN over ‘forced confessions’ and Hong Kong protest coverage
Agence France-Presse, March 8, 2021

Government Accountability, 政府问责

中国安全形势不稳定性不确定性较大 全军要做好随时应对复杂局面准备--习近平 (Xi Jinping: China's unstable and uncertain security situation calls for military preparedness)
Reuters, March 9, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权

微软数十万邮箱遭窃 称黑客总部在中国 租美国服务器作案 (Hundreds of thousands of Microsoft email accounts compromised by hackers based in China renting U.S. servers)
Radio France Internationale, March 8, 2021

全国人大代表黎霞:建议开发未成年人专用手机 (NPC deputy proposes development of special mobile phones for minors)
The Paper, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong, 香港

200 Hong Kong civil servants could face the sack after refusing to sign oath of allegiance to gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2021

Beijing to use ‘combination punches’ when it comes to overhauling Hong Kong electoral system, says top Chinese official
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2021

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Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa urges pro-establishment camp to stand on its own feet after electoral system overhaul
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong protests: student cleared of riot charge over lack of evidence
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong’s top judges to examine lawmaker freedoms in Legislative Council, after allowing ex-member ‘Long Hair’ to challenge contempt charge
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

香港疫苗:三人接种科兴疫苗后死亡 港府未叫停接种计划(Hong Kong government continues with vaccination programme despite 3 deaths after receiving China's Sinovac vaccine)
BBC News, March 9, 2021

What you need to know about the historic trial of the 47 HK pro-democracy activists
The Stand News, March 9, 2021

Following the Trial of the 47 HK pro-democracy activists charged under NSL
The Stand News, March 9, 2021

美议员批中国修改港选制 北京称70国挺其策略 (U.S. senators slam China for Hong Kong’s “electoral reform”; Beijing says 70 countries support its strategy)
Deutsche Welle, March 9, 2021

Fugitive Hong Kong activist Ted Hui quits UK for Australia in ‘tactical’ move to boost global pro-democracy effort
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2021

Commentary, 评论

不做 “政治花瓶”:说了实话的政协委员 (Refusing to be political ornaments: CPPCC members who told the truth)
Voice of America, March 9, 2021

时事大家谈:北京主导香港选举,“一国两制”曲终人散?(Current Affairs Discussion: Is a Beijing-led Hong Kong electoral system the death knell of “one country, two systems”?)
Voice of America, March 9, 2021