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.

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

国际人权组织致信习近平 要求中国执行《禁止酷刑公约》 (In letter to Xi Jinping, int’l rights groups urge China to implement Convention Against Torture)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2022

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关于要求中国执行《禁止酷刑公约》的公开信 (Open letter requesting China to implement the Convention against Torture)
Uyghur Human Rights Project, October 12, 2022

跟监、被当成间谍 美媒华裔记者的中国历险记 (Stalked and accused of spying—adventures of a Chinese American journalist in China)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2022

FreeLiqiaochu李翘楚:女权、劳工活动人士李翘楚会见律师通报——监禁条件恶劣 (In meeting with Li Qiaochu, lawyers learn of harsh prison conditions)
Weiquanwang, October 12, 2022

Hong Kong police express ‘strong concerns’ over ‘misleading’ Ming Pao cartoon
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2022


Alarm by sentencing under national security law
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, October 11, 2022

Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung appeals conviction, 15-month sentence over banned 2021 commemoration
Hong Kong Free Press, October 11, 2022

涉12港人案喬映瑜被加控製造爆炸品罪(Kiu Ying-yu of Hong Kong 12 case faces additional charge of making explosives)
Ming Pao, October 12, 2022

5男女涉Telegram發布憎恨政府及警方言論 遭控串謀蓄意傷人 將轉介區院審理(5 are charged with conspiracy to bodily harm with intent for posting hate comments against gov’t and police on Telegram; case will be transferred to District Court for trial)
Inmediahk, October 11, 2022

17歲女生拆鐵欄囚4個月 上訴冀刑期下調符合條例「洗底」 官改判3個月(Having completed a 4-month sentence for dismantling police iron bars in the 2019 protests, 17-year-old girl gets sentence reduced to 3 months, a condition for clearing criminal record)
Inmediahk, October 11, 2022

Hong Kong education authorities tell schools to handle students who misbehave during national flag-raising ceremonies in ‘fair’ manner
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2022