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.
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Monday, February 06, 2017

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

New and old economy divisions deepen in Q4 worker actions
China Labor Bulletin, February 3, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/new-and-old-economy-divisions-deepen-q4-worker-actions

Related:
2016中国劳工集体维权触及新领域 (In 2016, worker collective action spreads to new areas)
Voice of America, February 4, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-labor-20170203/3705968.html

For couriers, China’s e-commerce boom can be a tough road
The New York Times, January 31, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/business/china-courier-delivery-labor.html

The detention of Wu Zeheng
The Diplomat, February 4, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/02/the-detention-of-wu-zeheng/

內地計劃修訂宗教事務條例 (Mainland plans to amend regulations regarding religious activities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 6, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1311792-20170206.htm

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's one-time “democracy” village protests for fourth straight day
Reuters, June 22, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-wukan-idUSKCN0Z81D2

环保组织首对毒跑道事件发起公益诉讼 (Environmental protection organization initiates public interest litigation concerning poisonous running tracks)
Legal Daily, June 23, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0623/c1001-28471231.html

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese city goes ahead with annual dog-meat eating festival despite protests
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1978503/chinese-city-goes-ahead-annual-dog-meat-eating-festival-despite

Chinese democracy: Is this how the “Wukan moment” finally ends?
The Diplomat, June 21, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/chinese-democracy-is-this-how-the-wukan-moment-finally-ends/

Related:
Neighbors of Chinese village protesting over land grabs are involved in similar disputes
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1978993/neighbours-chinese-village-protesting-over-land-grabs

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rebel village mobilizes again over detention of protest leader
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detention-06202016121706.html

Related:
【烏坎維權】支聯會社民連遊行至中聯辦 要求釋放林祖戀 ([Wukan rights defense] Hong Kong Alliance and League of Social Democrats march to Liaison Office demanding release of Lin Zulian)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160621/s00001/1466493771391

【烏坎維權】汕尾政府點名《蘋果》《端》煽動、策劃、導演 ([Wukan rights defense] Shanwei government points at Apple Daily and Initium Media for inciting, planning, and directing)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2106
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160621/s00004/1466484199448

Monday, June 20, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Villagers in southern China defy warnings and press ahead with demonstration to demand chief’s release
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1977349/villagers-southern-china-defy-warnings-and-press-ahead

Related:
China: Wukan leader arrested ahead of planned protests
Al Jazeera, June 19, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/china-wukan-leader-arrested-160619034526131.html

Chinese animal activists are fighting against the centuries-old tradition of eating dogs
Quartz, June 17, 2016
http://qz.com/708170/chinese-animal-activists-are-fighting-against-the-centuries-old-tradition-of-eating-dogs/

Friday, June 17, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Shanghai authorities detain 100 ahead of Disney resort opening
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/shanghai-authorities-detain-100-ahead-of-disney-resort-opening-06162016125322.html

中国多地多名学童出现流鼻血、咳嗽等异常症状,家长怀疑祸首是塑胶跑道 (Many school children from different Chinese towns have symptoms of nose bleeding and coughing, parents suspect the reason being poisonous rubber running tracks)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/sd-06162016100250.html

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Navigating China’s new era of civil society regulation
China Digital Times, June 15, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/navigating-chinas-new-era-civil-society-regulation/

In China, feminism is growing—and so is the backlash
Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2016
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-feminist-activists-20160614-snap-story.html

How the Cultural Revolution sowed the seeds of dissent in China
The New York Times, June 16, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/16/world/asia/china-cultural-revolution-guobin-yang.html

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“Hate never wins”: China’s LGBTQ community expresses solidarity with victims of Orlando shooting
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/15/hate-never-wins-chinas-lgbtq-community-expresses-solidarity-with-victims-of-orlando-shooting/

Interpreting the main regulations of the overseas NGO law
China Development Brief, June 12, 2016
http://chinadevelopmentbrief.cn/articles/interpreting-the-main-systems-and-regulations-of-the-law-on-the-management-of-the-activities-of-overseas-ngos-within-mainland-china/

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论:境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/fa-lu-zi-xun/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai

Injuries, long hours and low pay: Disney failing to protect Chinese workers at supplier factories says NGO
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/14/injuries-long-hours-and-low-pay-disney-failing-to-protect-chinese-workers-at-supplier-factories-says-ngo/

吴青:女权的实质是人权 (Wu Qing: The substance of women’s rights is human rights)
Financial Times, June 15, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001068005

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The death and life of middle class politics in China
China Change, June 13, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/06/13/the-death-and-life-of-middle-class-politics-in-china/

“六四”期间被软禁者陆续获释 (Some of the rights defenders detained or under house arrest during June Fourth have been released)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06132016100041.html

Friday, February 05, 2016

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Open debate and trial of Chinese video-sharing site Qvod an encouraging sign of mainland legal reform
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1908862/open-debate-and-trial-chinese-video-sharing-site-qvod

【不要「種族歧視」「內地人」?】-由被種族清洗的港人角度說起 ([Do not hold “ethnic discrimination” towards “mainland people”?]—Discussing from the perspective of Hong Kong people being submitted to ethnic cleansing)
InMedia HK, February 4, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040438

Monday, December 28, 2015

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国医改的下一步怎么走?采访:FT中文网公共政策主编刘波 (What next for China's medical reforms? Interview with Liu Bo, Financial Times chief editor of public policy)
Financial Times, December 23, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001065410

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

港大調查:「港人」身分認同感回升 「中國人」身分認同感回落 (HKU survey finds that “Hongkonger” self-identification rises as that of “Chinese” drops)
Mingpao, December 22, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151222/s00001/1450770177756

「兩地兩檢」真的不可行? (文:法政匯思) (Progressive Lawyers Group: Are “separate-location checkpoints” really not feasible?)
Mingpao, December 22, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151222/s00022/1450768783566

Monday, October 26, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国劳动力不断减少:“独生子女”时代要结束了 (China’s continually shrinking labor force: “one child” era should end)
Global Times, October 26, 2015
http://tech.huanqiu.com/news/2015-10/7837972.html

內地男女失衡 浙大教授倡「合娶」老婆捱轟 反駁:光棍無女人然後強姦砍人,這就是道德? (Gender ratio imbalance in China: Zhejiang University professor criticized for proposing “shared wife” system, hits back asking if society with single men raping and killing people would be more moral)
Mingpao, October 25, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151025/s00004/1445739870373

Friday, October 09, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong university purge
Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-university-purge-1444261236

Related:
CY Leung met HKU vice-chancellor Peter Mathieson in weeks leading up to controversial Johannes Chan snub
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1865423/cy-leung-met-hku-vice-chancellor-peter-mathieson

科大學生會向校長發公開信 要求立即研究修例 廢除特首任校監制度 (HKUST students in open letter to President: immediately consider abolishing automatic appointment of HK Chief Executive as University Chancellor)
Radio France Internationale, October 7, 2015
https://thestandnews.com/society/科大學生會向校長發公開信-要求立即研究修例-廢除特首任校監制度/

Related:
【修改大學條例迫在眉睫 杜絕政權黑手侵凌學界】(Amend University Ordinance, Stop Political Inference on the Academic Community)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students’ Union, October 7, 2015
https://www.facebook.com/HKUSTSU/photos/a.288100644538118.87865.178853615462822/1170457139635793/

Troubled leaders: A former chief executive of Hong Kong is arrested by anti-graft officials
The Economist, October 10, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21672331-former-chief-executive-hong-kong-arrested-anti-graft-officials-troubled-leaders

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China: women prisoner numbers rise 10 times faster than men
Duihua, June 23, 2015
http://www.duihuahrjournal.org/2015/06/china-women-prisoner-numbers-rise-10.html

心理健康教育普及率达100% (Mental health education penetration rate reaches 100% of women prisoners in Yunnan)
Legal Daily, June 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150623/Articel02001GN.htm

郭飞雄的逆袭:起诉广州天河看守所并要求国家赔偿 (Guo Feixiong brings lawsuit against Tianhe detention center, Guangzhou, demands state compensation)
Boxun, June 23, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/06/201506232300.shtml#.VYqOw03vodU

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Population (人口)

”Secret” children could cost State workers their jobs
China Daily, March 26, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/26/content_19918610.htm

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Freedom of Association and Assembly (结社自由、集会自由)

Christian pastor in China gets one-year prison term in battle over crosses
New York Times, March 24, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/world/asia/christian-pastor-in-china-gets-one-year-prison-term-in-battle-over-crosses.html

China orders square dancers to walk the line
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/32033315