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, November 29, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

EU set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials for alleged Xinjiang abuses
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Sichuan rights activist Huang Qi's dying mother fears she will never see him again
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2021

CAPA Controversy Continued: Li Xuezheng Won’t Be Silenced
What's on Weibo, November 27, 2021

许志永律师梁小军被告知吊销执照 (Liang Xiaojun, Xu Zhiyong's lawyer, is told his license is suspended)
Radio France Internationale, November 27, 2021

郭飞雄妻子自感时日不多 希望中国释放丈夫 (Wife of Guo Feixiong is gravely ill, hopes China will release her husband)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2021

中国持不同政见诗人王藏夫妇被控“煽动颠覆”一案再度延期审理 (Dissident poet Wang Zang and his wife's “inciting subversion” trial is postponed again)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Beijing Keeps Trying to Rewrite History
The Atlantic, November 27, 2021

中国娱乐业正经历彻底改造,大明星小网红都要成为政治宣传员 (China is revamping its entertainment industry, requiring celebrities and online influencers to be part of its propaganda machine)
Voice of America, November 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s nominee wins Interpol seat despite concerns of human rights groups
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2021

全国妇联权益部发布《家庭暴力受害人证据收集指引》 (All-China Women's Federation Rights Department publishes “Domestic Violence Victim Evidence Collection Guideline”)
Beijing News, November 25, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US-China tech war: Beijing draws up three-year plan to revamp state technology system
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Pressure over China’s human rights abuses mounts ahead of Beijing Olympics
The Washington Post, November 26, 2021

Do Sports Still Need China?
体育界的新问题:在中国做生意还值得吗?

The New York Times, November 25, 2021

In I.O.C.’s ‘Quiet Diplomacy,’ Critics See Whitewash of China’s Actions
被指帮助中国粉饰彭帅事件,国际奥委会遭抨击

The New York Times, November 29, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Functional constituencies in Hong Kong’s Legco will all be contested for first time, but is the competition just for show?
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2021

Hong Kong to deploy over 10,000 police to ensure ‘patriots-only’ legislative polls run smoothly
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2021

Hong Kong elections: only 3 Legislative Council candidates identify as ‘pro democracy’, demand universal suffrage in official poll statements
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2021

廉署通緝許智峯及丘文俊 涉煽惑市民投白票及不投票(Exiled Ted Hui and Yau Man-chun wanted by ICAC for inciting citizens to cast blank votes and not vote)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 29, 2021

Hong Kong court to hear challenge to national security law conviction next March
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2021

Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK does not have the right to freedom of expression, High Court rules
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2021

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法庭裁定通訊局對《頭條新聞》部分裁決不成立(Court rules Communications Authority's decision against RTHK's Headliner is wrong in part)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 25, 2021

Hong Kong protests: Telegram group administrator pleads guilty to 9 incitement charges tied to violent 2019 clashes
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2021

National security law: why have Hong Kong’s activist groups fallen like dominoes? Who is to blame and can civil society rebuild itself?
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2021

鄒幸彤控煽動顛覆國家政權 第八次申請保釋被拒(Chow Hang-tung, charged with inciting subversion, is denied bail for the eighth time)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2021

Exclusive | Priscilla Wong, police watchdog chief, set to head governing body of University of Hong Kong, city’s top tertiary institution
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2021

Hong Kong film on 2019 protests wins prize for best documentary at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Xi Is Bending Chinese Law to His Will
Foreign Affairs, November 24, 2021

中共需要的不是更多「歷史決議」,而是權力制衡 (The CPC needs checks and balances, not more historical resolutions)
Voicettank, November 22, 2021

What Future for International NGOs in China?
ChinaFile, November 24, 2021

The Death Knell for Hong Kong’s Democracy
“国殇之柱”被移除:香港民主的丧钟

The New York Times, November 25, 2021

People’s disconnection from Legco election could spell trouble for Beijing, Hong Kong officials
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2021