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, December 17, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

US hits China with new trade curbs and sanctions over forced Uyghur labour
Agence France-Presse, December 17, 2021

Related:
China vows to respond after US Xinjiang sanctions passed
Agence France-Presse, December 17, 2021

Yidiresi Aishan: rights group appeals to UN over Moroccan court’s extradition ruling against Uygur dissident
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2021

Senate Passes Bill Banning Imports From Chinese Region Over Treatment of Uyghurs
美国参议院通过禁止从中国新疆地区进口商品的议案
The Wall Street Journal, December 17 2021

新疆再抓捕少数民族 哈国人权领袖收到死亡威胁(Authorities continue to arrest Muslims in Xinjiang; Kazakh human rights leader receives death threats for releasing information on Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s #MeToo Victims Face Abuse, Payback for Going Public
The Diplomat, December 17, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

年终报道:2021年中共舆论控制与信息封锁新顶峰(Year-end report: New peak of CPC's public opinion control and information blockade in 2021)
Voice of America, December 17, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. Cracks Down on Firms Said to Aid China’s Repression of Minorities
美国将数十家中国企业和机构列入受限实体名单

The New York Times, December 17, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong ‘patriots’ election: Chair of largest pro-democracy party under attack by Beijing state media
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2021

Hong Kong after electoral overhaul and post-national security law: how quiet will this year’s Legislative Council poll be?
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2021

警拘兩人涉籲影響選舉 包括網上討論群組管理員(Police arrest two, including online discuss group manager, for urging others to influence election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 17, 2021

【蘋果高層案】 還押近 5 個月 前英文版總編盧峯高院申保釋遭拒(Former Apple Daily English chief editor is denied bail after nearly 5 months of detention)
Stand News, December 17, 2021

Chinese emblem replaces Hong Kong insignia in city’s legislature for lawmakers’ oath-taking
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2021

Police watchdog chair Priscilla Wong to lead University of Hong Kong’s governing council
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2021

Commentary (评论)

审查、监控、压迫:不,中国不是“民主”国家(Censorship, surveillance, oppression: No, China is not a "democratic" country)
Voice of America, December 17, 2021

Censorship, Surveillance, Suppression: No, China Is Not a ‘Democracy’
Polygraph.info, December 9, 2021