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 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

最高法规范合议庭运行 要求成员平等实质参与评议 (Supreme People’s Court regulates operation of collegial panel, requires members to participate in deliberation on an equal and substantive basis)
Caixin, November 14, 2022

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最高人民法院关于规范合议庭运行机制的意见 (Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Regulating the Operational Mechanism of Collegial Panels)
The Supreme People's Court, November 10, 2022

教职员工实施侵害未成年人犯罪,将被判决终身禁业 (Faculty members who commit crimes against minors will be sentenced to lifetime bans from fields involving close contact with minors)
Caixin, November 14, 2022

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最高人民法院 最高人民检察院 教育部关于落实从业禁止制度的意见(Opinions of the Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Education on Implementing the Employment Prohibition System)
The Supreme People's Court, November 11, 2022

中国放宽部分疫情防控规定,但坚持“清零”
China Eases Some Pandemic Policies, While Sticking to ‘Zero Covid’

The New York Times, November 14, 2022

Collateral damage and secondary victims: the social impact of zero-COVID
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2022

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PUBLIC INDIGNATION OVER PREVENTABLE DEATHS DURING LOCKDOWNS IN XINJIANG, INNER MONGOLIA, GANSU, AND HENAN
China Digital Times, November 11, 2022

Beijing can help Hong Kong society heal by explaining where ‘red lines’ of national security law lie, says Catholic bishop
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2022