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.

Thursday, July 02, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

屠夫父亲称刑拘是公安报复 (Father of “Super Vulgar Butcher”’ [cartoonist] says criminal detention is retaliation by the police)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident-c-07012015102231.html

”Left-behind” children need our attention now
Caixin, July 1, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-07-01/100824378.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

呂秉權憂傳媒轉載敏感人士文章被指觸犯國安法 (Commentator Bruce Lui: concerned that media’s reprinting of articles by sensitive figures could violate Security Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 2, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150702/news_20150702_55_1112434.htm/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Lesbian couple hold “marriage ceremony” to push for legal same-sex unions in China
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1831663/lesbian-couple-hold-marriage-ceremony-push-legal-same-sex-unions

China unleashes police, internet censors on anti-PX plant protesters in Shanghai
Global Voices, July 1, 2015
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/01/china-unleashes-police-internet-censors-on-anti-px-plant-protesters-in-shanghai/

China’s proposed non-governmental organization law: cooperation or coercion?
The Diplomat, July 2, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/chinas-proposed-non-governmental-organization-law-cooperation-or-coercion/

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 21, 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/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

贵州男子错案平反被拖欠国家赔偿金 媒体报道后领到16.6万 (Guizhou man not paid State Compensation owed to him for wrongly decided case, receives RMB 166,000 after media reporting)
Caijing, July 2, 2015
http://yuanchuang.caijing.com.cn/2015/0702/3917645.shtml

Three Chinese officials sacked “over sex tape blackmail case’
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1830588/three-chinese-officials-sacked-over-sex-tape-blackmail-case

China's anti-corruption campaign enters phase two
The Diplomat, July 2, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/chinas-anti-corruption-campaign-enters-phase-two/

2015上半年反腐成绩单:15名省部级官员落马 高压已成新常态 (Anti-graft probe results for first half 2015: 15 provincial ministerial cadres dismissed, repression the new norm)
People’s Daily, July 2, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0702/c1001-27240270.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Learning about Lantern's anti-censorship tools
Global Voices, June 30, 2015
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/30/learning-about-lanterns-anti-censorship-tools/

Hong Kong (香港)

香港七一游行人数不及预期 参与者吁后政改时代仍要发声 (July 1 march turnout lower than expected, participants urge people to continue voicing opinions in post-reform vote period)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-07012015110238.html

Related:
唐英年:七一遊行人數少因市民疲累無迫切議題 (Ex-chief secretary Henry Tang: Low turnout for July 1 march due to fatigue and lack of pressing issues)
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150702/news_20150702_55_1112554.htm

Critics have harsh words for Hong Kong's democracy march and rally
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1831569/critics-have-harsh-words-hong-kongs-democracy-march-and

“We don’t want Hong Kong independence”: July 1 march organisers refuse to side with localists
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1831617/we-dont-want-hong-kong-independence-july-1-march-organisers

Related:
“香港建国”首次高调参加七一游行 (High profile calls for “Hong Kong Independence” join July 1 march for first time)
Radio France Internationale, July 2, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150702-“香港建国”首次高调参加七一游行/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China passes National Security Law
China Law and Policy, July 1, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2015/07/01/china-passes-national-security-law/

Related:
中华人民共和国国家安全法全文发布 共7章84条
National Security Law of the People's Republic of China
The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, July 1, 2015
CH: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqcj/zgjj/2015-07-01/content_13912103.html
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/2015nsl/

人权组织:中国通过国安法 为政府高压制造便利 (Human rights group: China passing National Security Law lays ground for heightened repression)
Voice of America, July 2, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-china-security-20150701/2845808.html

美学者:新国安法旨在维护中共权力垄断 (US scholar: new National Security Law designed to safeguard CPC’s monopoly on power)
Voice of America, July 2, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/security-law-20150701/2845931.html

新國安法通過台:堅持主權獨立港:暫無23條立法計劃 (On new National Security Law: Taiwan will uphold sovereignty, HK: No plan to legislate Article 23)
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14e4cbf452952a3/xin-guo-an-fa-tong-guo-tai-jian-chi-zhu-quan-du-li-gang-zan-wu-23-tiao-li-fa-ji-hua

Related:
中国统一是台港澳共同的义务? (Is unifying China the common obligation of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau?)
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国统一是台港澳共同的义务/a-18557173?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

China vows to bring “modern civilization” to Xinjiang
Al Jazeera, July 1, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/china-vows-bring-modern-civilisation-xinjiang-150701064408616.html

Related:
China asks Turkey to explain statement on Uighurs
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 2, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150702/news_20150702_56_1112372.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Closer Look: Is Hong Kong becoming marginalized?
Caixin, July 1, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-07-01/100824339.html

Special feature: Hong Kong SAR at 18-one country; incompatible systems
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2015
http://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/01/special-feature-hong-kong-sar-at-18-one-country-incompatible-systems/

Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Black ten minutes: Chinese lawyer recounts being beating in a courthouse in shandong
China Change, June 30, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/06/30/black-ten-minutes-chinese-lawyer-recounts-being-beating-in-a-courthouse-in-shangdong/

Chinese lawyers worry new rules will limit clients’ defenses
中国拟修改刑法,律师或因法庭辩护言论获罪
The New York Times, July 1, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150701/c01sino-lawyers/dual/

Access to Information (信息公开)

安徽省旅游局原局长受审 委托无律师资格者辩护被驳回 (Anhui Tourism Office Deputy Head on trial, application for representation by a person without legal qualifications rejected)
Legal Daily, June 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150630/Articel08004GN.htm

Two more Chinese netizens charged with “subversion” over online satire
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/netizens-06302015140226.html

关于进一步加强对网上未成年人犯罪和欺凌事件报道管理的通知 (Notice on managing online reporting of incidents of juvenile delinquency and bullying)
China Law Translate, June 30, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/net-kids/

男子20年前蒙冤"杀人" 申请公开当年办案信息 (Man wrongfully accused of homicide for 20 years, requests government make case information public)
Anhui Daily, June 30, 2015
http://ah.anhuinews.com/system/2015/07/01/006856389.shtmla>

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China approves sweeping Security Law, bolstering communist rule
The New York Times, June 29, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/world/asia/china-approves-sweeping-security-law-bolstering-communist-rule.html

Related:
中华人民共和国国家安全法全文发布 共7章84条 (National Security Law of the People's Republic of China)
Xinhua, July 1, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqcj/zgjj/2015-07-01/content_13912103.html

The truth about China's New National Security Law
The Diplomat, July 1, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/the-truth-about-chinas-new-national-security-law/

中国正式通过“国安法”:首次纳入港澳 (China officially passes National Security Law, Hong Kong and Macau included for first time)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 1, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150701_china_national_security_law

河南洛宁港资企业欠薪数月引发千人工潮 (Over 2000 Henan workers strike over backed wages)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07012015103048.html

中共党庆日成集访日 逾万访民七一聚集北京 (Nearly 10 thousand petitioners protest across Beijing on 94th anniversary of CPC)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07012015113509.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

河南访民张小玉向焦作检察院申请国家赔偿 (Henan Petitioner Zhang Xiaoyu seeks over RMB 61K in state compensation for 305-day unlawful detention)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06292015102034.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Thousands march for Hong Kong democracy, yet fatigue sets in
The Telegraph, July 1, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11710459/Thousands-march-for-Hong-Kong-democracy-yet-fatigue-sets-in.html

IN PICTURES: The first July 1 march since the Occupy movement
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1830505/pictures-first-july-1-protest-occupy-central

香港七一大游行 诉求建设民主香港 (July 1 march presses for a democratic Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2015
http://dw.com/p/1Fr1U

政府:國安法不在港實施 本屆政府無計劃就23條立法 (HK government: National Security Law will not be implemented in Hong Kong, and currently no plan for article 23 enactment)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 1, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150701/news_20150701_55_1112135.htm

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China's military on mission to bring 'modern civilization' to Xinjiang
Reuters, July 1, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/01/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKCN0PB3OT20150701

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong needs to learn to respect its women, to break the cycle of domestic violence
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1830567/hong-kong-needs-learn-respect-its-women-break-cycle-domestic

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s ailing prisoners
Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-ailing-prisoners-1435595053

Chinese lawyers worry new rules will limit clients’ defenses
The New York Times, June 30, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/chinese-lawyers-worry-new-rules-will-limit-clients-defenses/

中国女囚猛增 为人母杀人更是占了一半 (China’s population of women prisoners rapidly increases, mothers who kill account for half)
Gucheng.com, June 30, 2015
http://finance.gucheng.com/201506/3060186.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

Who are the 5.5 million Facebook fans of Chinese state newspaper People's Daily?
Global Voices, June 29, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/29/who-are-the-5-5-million-facebook-fans-of-chinese-state-newspaper-peoples-daily/

Detentions highlight clampdown on China's citizen journalists
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detentions-highlight-clampdown-on-chinas-citizen-journalists-06292015103719.html

Related:
“无国界记者”谴责中国滥捕多名"六四天网”公民记者 (Reporters Without Borders condemns China for abusive arrest of several 64 Tianwang citizen journalists)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl2-06292015101421.html

64Tianwang Website
64Tianwang, as at June 30, 2015
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2013/feb/09/blogging-slow-revolution-interview-huang-qi/

Blogging the slow-motion revolution: An Interview with China’s Huang Qi
New York Review of Books, February 9, 2013
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2013/feb/09/blogging-slow-revolution-interview-huang-qi/

Censorship in China: An ordinary tragedy
The Diplomat, June 29, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/censorship-in-china-an-ordinary-tragedy/

危言耸听 散布谣言行拘5日 (Internet user administratively detained for 5 days for “disseminating rumors”)
Legal Daily, June 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150630/Articel05014GN.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

基督教爱心救助机构,四年多帮助几百人,面临强行解散!(Christian aid agency faces forced shutdown after helping hundreds in past 4 years)
WeChat (基督教关爱中心), June 30, 2015
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5ODI0MDg4MQ==&mid=207448256&idx=1&sn=e9dceb3d17c778eb1ea4c6c6e55e74e7&scene=5#rd

Shanghai protesters fear chemical plant plan still on, despite government claims
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1829335/shanghai-protesters-fear-chemical-plant-plan-still-despite

Related:
Armed police move in against Chinese anti-plant protesters
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-33308420

上海金山居民持续一周“散步”抗议PX项目 (Shanghai Jinshan citizens continuously “take a walk” for 1 week to protest PX project)
Deutsche Welle, June 29, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/上海金山居民持续一周散步抗议px项目/a-18549781

A man’s fight against gay conversion clinics in China
China Digital Times, June 29, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/06/a-mans-fight-against-gay-conversion-clinics-in-china/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

李克強:今天將公布中國減排目標 (Li Keqiang: China to announce emissions target today)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150630_china_climate_change

China says thousands arrested suspected of environmental crimes
Reuters, June 29, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/us-china-environment-idUSKCN0P91DH20150629

Related:
中国去年逮捕数千名环境犯罪嫌疑人 (China arrested thousands of environmental crime suspects last year)
Deutsche Welle, June 29, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国去年逮捕数千名环境犯罪嫌疑人/a-18549670

严打数据作假等违法行为 (China cracks down on statistics fraud and other illegal activities)
Legal Daily, June 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150630/Articel03016GN.htm

China’s Communist Party enlists a million new members
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1829407/chinas-communist-party-enlists-million-new-members

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Online activist in police sights
The Standard, June 30, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=10&art_id=158540&sid=44753123&con_type=1&d_str=20150630