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, September 16, 2016

Access to Justice

司法部发布《全国司法行政工作“十三五”时期发展规划纲要》(Ministry of Justice issues the National Judicial Administration Development Plan for 13th Five Year Plan)
Legal Daily, September 13, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-09/13/content_6803491.htm?node=5955

精神分裂男子多次放火, 法院驳回强制医疗申请 (Court rejects application for compulsory medical treatment of schizophrenic man who committed multiple arsons)
China Business News, September 14, 2016
https://perma.cc/9LRZ-T9R6

Access to Information (信息公开)

信息公开不完全, 兰州市发改委败诉, 需予以答复处理 (Lanzhou city Development and Reform Commission loses lawsuit, required to respond to Open Government Information application)
Western Business News, September 14, 2016
https://perma.cc/V4EH-6LBN

污染信息公开,切实追责方能不负立法初心 (Disclose pollution information: If you conscientiously pursue responsibility, only then will you not betray the original intent of the legislation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 14, 2016
https://perma.cc/39W7-9YVP

SCMP reporter among five Hong Kong journalists detained, questioned by Chinese police in Wukan crackdown
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2019607/scmp-reporter-among-five-hong-kong-journalists-detained

Government Accountability (政府问责)

6个月套取国家惠农补贴100余万元 (In 6 months, 2 Henanese insurance company employees stole personal information of 4,000 farmers and fraudulently acquired over RMB 1 M in national agricultural subsidies)
Procuratorate Daily, September 13, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160913/20160913_006/20160913_006_3.htm

Extreme torture: Inside China’s correctional facilities
News.com.au, September 16, 2016
http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/extreme-torture-inside-chinas-correctional-facilities/news-story/7e4a796bc1401d593f5cc58d7fd32ecb

Counterterrorism(反恐)

互联网金融反洗钱及反恐怖融资工作难点与对策 (Challenges and solutions to combatting money laundering and terrorist financing in online banking)
China Rural Finance Magazine, September 14, 2016
https://perma.cc/39K5-32RZ

Uyghur dissident jailed by China nominated for human rights award
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/award-09162016123137.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Will China soon control American movies?
Washington Post, September 15, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/will-china-soon-control-american-movies/2016/09/15/968539b6-79e2-11e6-bd86-b7bbd53d2b5d_story.html

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

The rot at the top exposing deep flaws in China’s legislative system
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2019452/rot-top-exposing-deep-flaws-chinas-legislative-system

《中国司法领域人权保障的新进展》白皮书发布 (“New Progress in the Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China” White Paper published)
Procuratorate Daily, September 13, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160913/20160913_001/20160913_001_5.htm

Related:
Full text: New Progress in the Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China
中国司法领域人权保障的新进展
The State Council Information Office, September 12, 2016
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2016-09/12/c_135681609.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-09/12/c_1119549617.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese censors are blocking all information about a bloody crackdown in a fishing village in Guangdong
Quartz, September 14, 2016
http://qz.com/781276/chinese-censors-have-a-lockdown-on-information-about-a-bloody-crackdown-in-wukan-village/

Related:
Hong Kong journalists among those detained in China's Wukan crackdown
The Straits Times, September 15, 2016
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-journalists-among-those-detained-in-chinas-wukan-crackdown

宁夏:扶贫信息要向检察机关及时报备 (Ningxia: Poverty alleviation information shall be promptly provided to procuratorial organs)
Xinhua, September 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/HE97-58ZR

北京首夺冠,120城市污染源监管信息公开排名发布 (Beijing ranks first among 120 cities in disclosure of information on pollution sources and supervision)
Southern Weekend, September 14, 2016
https://perma.cc/Y2EN-RUBH

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Police crackdown on Chinese village shows how swiftly reform can be crushed
Time, September 14, 2016
http://time.com/4492681/china-wukan-village-crackdown-protests/

Related:
The Chinese democratic experiment that never was
Foreign Policy, September 13, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/13/the-chinese-democratic-experiment-that-never-was-fear-and-loathing-in-wukan-lin-zulian-sentenced/

香港支联会抗议乌坎镇压 促释放村民过中秋 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China protests Wukan crackdown, urges release of villagers at Mid-Autumn Festival)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-09142016103823.html

民政部:个人在公募平台上发布救助信息不违法 (Ministry of Civil Affairs: Charity Law does not make individual appeals for aid on public donation platforms unlawful)
Beijing Youth Daily, September 8, 2016
http://news.sohu.com/20160908/n467896279.shtml

Government Accountability (政府问责)

SPC Judge Zhou Fan–another fallen tiger?
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, September 8, 2016
https://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2016/09/08/spc-judge-zhou-fan-another-fallen-tiger/

男子被多羁押292天, 申请11万元国家赔偿被拒 (Man is denied request for RMB 110,000 in state compensation for 292 days of excessive detention)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/S6XN-3PJX

China's crackdown on “vote-buying” likely the result of factional warfare: Analysts
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-votebuying-09142016125327.html

女大学生因教材污名同性恋状告教育部 (Female university student sues Ministry of Education for defaming LGBT people)
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yl-09122016104204.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Government to boost integration with Internet
China Daily, September 15, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/15/content_26802239.htm

大数据时代:信息公开与公众参与 (“The era of big data: Open Government Information and public participation” discussed at the 2016 Internet and Environment Conference in Xiamen)
Water.hc360.com, September 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/ZC3K-FFC2

Hong Kong (香港)

TVB to stop airing City Forum political debate program
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/14/tvb-to-stop-airing-city-forum-political-debate-programme/

Hong Kong student fears UK visa may be denied over protest conviction
The Guardian, September 14, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/14/hong-kong-student-alex-chow-fears-uk-visa-denied-umbrella-protest

China Liaison Office asked me to dissuade Ken Chow from running for election, Liberal Party’s James Tien says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/14/liberal-partys-james-tien-says-liaison-office-asked-him-to-dissuade-candidate-ken-chow-from-running/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Interview: Security fears on both sides block solution for Tibet
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/security-09132016161939.html

【立會選舉評論】各大政黨不同階層得票率剖析(文:蔡子強、陳雋文) ([LegCo election commentaries] Analysis on political parties’ votes from different social classes)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160915/s00022/1473903467134

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Supreme court procedure reduces death sentences by 60%
Caixin, September 13, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-09-13/100988191.html

Guangdong labor activists to face trial by end of September
China Labor Bulletin, September 13, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/guangdong-labour-activists-face-trial-end-september

China's rights lawyers say judicial white paper “full of lies”
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-judicial-09132016135020.html

Related:
Full text: New Progress in the Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China
中国司法领域人权保障的新进展
The State Council Information Office, September 12, 2016
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2016-09/12/c_135681609.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-09/12/c_1119549617.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

A Chinese Internet entrepreneur was sentenced to three years in prison for running a porn site
Quartz, September 14, 2016
http://qz.com/780254/a-chinese-internet-entrepreneur-was-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-running-a-porn-site/

Citing eroding standards of taste, China says all live-streaming providers must obtain licenses
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2019089/citing-eroding-standards-taste-china-says-all-live

Video: Clampdown on reporting from Wukan “rebel village” as protesters are detained
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/14/clampdown-on-reporting-from-wukan-rebel-village-as-protesters-are-detained/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China cracks down on “rebel” fishing village of Wukan
乌坎13名村民涉嫌聚众扰乱公共秩序被逮捕
Deustche Welle, September 13, 2016
EN: http://www.dw.com/en/china-cracks-down-on-rebel-fishing-village-of-wukan/a-19546739
CH: http://www.dw.com/zh/乌坎13名村民涉嫌聚众扰乱公共秩序被逮捕/a-19546600

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s legal foundation shaken as 45 lawmakers expelled in unprecedented vote-rigging scandal
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2019087/dozens-chinese-lawmakers-expelled-vote-rigging-scandal

Related:
辽宁45名全国人大代表因贿选被褫夺资格 (45 legal representatives from Liaoning province disqualified for electoral fraud)
Radio France Internationale, September 13, 2016
http://rfi.my/2cDU6mv

Status, power, connections ... what’s behind the unprecedented voting fraud in electing China’s most powerful organ?
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2019295/status-power-connections-whats-behind-unprecedented

China charges former senior PetroChina, FAW Group officials with graft: Xinhua
Reuters, September 14, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-petrochina-idUSKCN11K0AI

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. spies think China wants to read your e-mail
Bloomberg, September 13, 2016
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-09-13/u-s-spies-think-china-wants-to-read-your-e-mail

Microsoft, Huawei join in cybersecurity message
The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-huawei-join-in-cybersecurity-message-1473757469

Hong Kong (香港)

「六四紀念館」的發展前景 (Development prospects for "June Fourth museum")
InMedia HK, September 13, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044618a

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Can China’s best newspaper survive?
ChinaFile, September 13, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/can-chinas-best-newspaper-survive

Letters from Inside: Ai Weiwei
British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4, September 2016
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07v0fv8

Statement upon the third anniversary of the Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group
China Change, September 13, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/09/13/statement-upon-the-third-anniversary-of-the-chinese-human-rights-lawyers-group/

Tuesday, September 13, 2016