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.

Friday, July 16, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

What America Owes the Uyghurs
Foreign Affairs, July 16, 2021

Macao (澳门)

黃少澤直指:澳「維安法」有「局限」 港區「國安法」有非常重要的借鑒作用 (Macao Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak: Macao National Security Law has limitations; Hong Kong’s National Security Law provides a very important reference)
Aamacau Media, July 16, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China to Hand Law Enforcement Powers to Local Officials Under 'Grid' System
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2021

Related:
中共中央 国务院关于加强基层治理体系和治理能力现代化建设的意见 (Opinion of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Strengthening the Modernization of the Grassroots Governance System and Governance Capacity)
State Council of the People’s Republic of China, July 11, 2021

Chinese farmer who praised lawyers during crackdown on trial
Associated Press, July 15, 2021

孙大午案开庭: 与检方就证据与法律有巨大争议(Trial of prominent Chinese farmer Sun Dawu: Huge dispute between prosecution and defense over evidence and the law)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

In China’s publishing business, you have to duck and dive
The Economist, July 17th 2021 edition

Foreign Media Face a Trust Crisis in China
The Diplomat, July 16, 2021

China seeks to ban karaoke songs in new crackdown on music that ‘harms national unity’
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2021

How nationalism is making life harder for gay people in China
The Economist, July 17th 2021 edition

中国裁判文书网下架“敏感”裁判文书( Government repository “China Judgements Online” removes "sensitive" documents)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

重庆业主因车位纠纷与公安冲突 居民:防暴警察开枪镇压(Thousands of Chongqing property owners clash with police over parking disputes; residents: Riot police opened fire)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Covid: WHO urges China to co-operate better in virus origin probe
BBC News, July 16, 2021

Related:
China rebuffs WHO claims that it obstructed COVID-19 investigation
Agence France-Presse, July 16, 2021

众议院外委会通过抗衡中国的《鹰法》(U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee passes Eagle Act to counter China)
Voice of America, July 16, 2021

Related:
U.S. House committee advances China bill without Republican backing
Reuters, July 15, 2021

国际人权服务社呼吁各国抵御中国在联合国经济和社会事务部影响力(ISHR urges all countries to resist China's influence in UN ECOSOC)
Voice of America, July 16, 2021

Related:
CHINA AND THE UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
ISHR, July 15, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese regulators swoop on Didi offices to conduct security probe
中国七部门进驻滴滴展开安全审查

Financial Times, July 16, 2021

Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance and 30 other Big Tech firms sign voluntary antitrust ‘self-discipline’ pledge at event
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2021

Genetic Data Collection by Chinese Company Presents Global Policy Challenge, Experts Say
Voice of America, July 16, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National Security police search University of Hong Kong Student Union
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2021

Realted:
【清算學生會】國安警搜港大學生會、校園電視、學苑 消息:警循涉嫌宣揚恐怖主義方向調查 (Students' Union purge | National Security police raid HKU Students' Union, HKUSU Campus TV and publication “Undergrad”; source: Police search for suspected terrorism propaganda)
Stand News, July 16, 2021

割席继续 岭大宣布停止代收学生会会费 (Suppression of student unions continue: Lingnan University to stop collecting fees on behalf of students' union)
Deutsche Welle, July 15, 2021

US sanctions 7 Hong Kong liaison office officials, warns of dangers from national security law
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2021

US warns business of dangers from Hong Kong national security law
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2021

Risks and Considerations for Businesses Operating in Hong Kong
U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, July 16, 2021

中国港澳办主任夏宝龙:香港管治架构应排除“反中乱港分子” (HKMAO director Xia Baolong: “Anti-China and Hong Kong” elements should be eliminated from Hong Kong governance structure)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 16, 2021

Hong Kong police ‘the world’s best’, says top Beijing official, as he hails national security law for crushing ‘colour revolution’ plot
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2021

香港民研:7成民主派支持者認為,警隊處理刺警案不專業 (PORI poll: 70% of democratic supporters say police handling of “police stabbing” case is unprofessionally)
Stand News, July 16, 2021

Hong Kong court to hear closing arguments for first national security trial next Tuesday
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2021

Explainer | Hong Kong’s district councils: with opposition members resigning in droves as oath looms, what happens next to these local bodies?
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2021

Hong Kong’s proposed anti-doxxing law far too broad and vague, critics argue
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2021

香港“反起底”修法细节:政府可强制要求本地及海外公司删除信息 (Details in the Hong Kong “anti-doxxing law” revision: Gov’t can demand domestic and int’l companies to delete information)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 16, 2021

‘Free from self-censorship’: Hong Kong protest documentary gets late Cannes slot
Agence France-Presse, July 16, 2021

Related:
【專訪】《時代革命》入圍康城 恐懼中堅持 周冠威:拍紀錄片而已,不需那麼快後退 (Special interview with Kiwi Chow, director of “Revolution of Our Times”; Chow: I'm only making a documentary, no need to back off so fast)
Stand News, July 16, 2021

【書展 2021】《元朗黑夜》、《逆權教師》等被投訴涉國安法 書商﹕沒有違法 不會下架 (Despite warning of possible violation of National Security Law, bookseller: There is no violation, will not remove books)
Stand News, July 16, 2021

IN THEIR OWN WORDS (引语)