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.

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

立陶宛议会认定中国对维吾尔人犯下“种族灭绝”(Lithuanian parliament terms China’s repression of Uyghurs a "genocide")
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021

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Lithuanian parliament latest to call China's treatment of Uyghurs 'genocide'
Reuters, May 20, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

端点星案开庭未宣判刑期 家属:北京只允许一种声音(Trial of Terminus2049 members ends with no verdict; family members: Only one voice is allowed in Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, May 20, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Student Flees China After Questioning Over Sharing of VPN Login
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

BEIJING USES GLOBAL LEAD ON VACCINATIONS FOR DIPLOMATIC LEVERAGE
China Digital Times, May 20, 2021

欧盟议会敦促北京:要投资协议,就要马上取消制裁(European Parliament to Beijing: Lift sanctions immediately if you want investment agreement)
Voice of America, May 20, 2021

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EU parliament freezes China deal ratification until Beijing lifts sanctions
Reuter, May 20, 2021

疫情造成加拿大2.5万人死亡 向中国追责声浪不断(As COVID-19 death toll in Canada reaches 25,000, calls for holding China accountable mount)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law loses bid for a jury trial
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021

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【首宗國安法案】唐英傑覆核不設陪審團敗訴 判詞指陪審制度非憲法權利 律政司司長是唯一決定人 (In first National Security Law case, Tong Ying-Kit loses appeal for jury trial; judge: Jury trial is not a constitutional right, Secretary of Justice the sole decision-maker)
Stand News, May 20, 2021

林鄭月娥簽署區議員宣誓規定的條例 明天刊憲後生效 (Carrie Lam signs the Public Offices Bill 2021 to require district councilors to take oath)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 20, 2021

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區議員宣誓︱沙田區議員丁仕元辭職:不想家人活在惶恐中 西貢區議員柯耀林宣誓 (Sha Tin district councilor Ting Tsz-yuen resigns before oath-taking requirement takes effect; Ting: I don't want my family to live in fear; Sai Kung district councilor Ricky Or to take oath)
Apple Daily, May 20, 2021

Hong Kong security chief says host nations may find fugitives ‘disposable,’ silent on national security spending
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2021

羅冠聰、黃台仰等逾 50 名流亡人士聯署 呼籲歐盟成員國暫停與中國引渡條約 (in Joint statement, more than 50 activists, including Nathan Law, Ray Wong, urge EU to suspend extradition agreement with China)
Stand News, May 20, 2021

Four Hongkongers to become Shenzhen civil servants
The Standard, May 20, 2021

Hong Kong activist quits politics, saying he faces long prison term
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2021

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47民主派被控︱朱凱廸結束新西團隊 不再參政:不會忘記與戰友奮鬥的美好時光 (47 pro-democratic activists case: Eddie Chu ends election campaign and politics; Chu: I will never forget the good times with comrades)
Apple Daily, May 20, 2021

Hong Kong company founded by CY Leung accuses education minister of wanting to ‘keep public in dark’ over teachers guilty of professional misconduct
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021

Hong Kong protests: HK$470 million funding bid for school at centre of political row to proceed ‘as soon as possible’
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told
Wired, May 20, 2021

The Almost Unimaginable Price Of Defying China’s Government
Protocol, May 19, 2021

Commentary (评论)

红色现象引人注目,文革是否会卷土重来?(As things become conspicuously “red,” is the Cultural Revolution making a comeback?)
Voice of America, May 20, 2021