ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China seeking international law for state control of Internet
中国试图把国家控制互联网写成国际法
Voice of America, March 9, 2017
EN: http://www.voanews.com/a/china-seeking-international-law-state-control-of-internet/3756692.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-cyber-20170309/3757614.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Pro-democracy group launches unofficial referendum on Hong Kong’s small-circle leadership election
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/10/pro-democracy-group-launches-unofficial-referendum-on-hong-kongs-small-circle-leadership-election/

Commentary (评论)

China's human rights crackdown: A global problem
The Diplomat, March 10, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/chinas-human-rights-crackdown-a-global-problem/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

江天勇妻子向长沙市公安局寄发家信 要求转交丈夫 (Lawyer Jiang Tianyong’s wife sends family letter to Changsha Ministry of Public Security, demands letter be handed to husband)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-03082017104700.html

中国在押律师妻子遭恐吓 律师发函控告 (Lawyer Wang Quanzhang's wife threatened, at the same time lawyer sends letter to lodge complaint against handling of Wang Quanzhang’s case)
Voice of America, March 8, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-wife-of-detained-chinese-attorney-received-death-threat-20170308/3755029.html

Related:
709大抓捕：谢阳亲笔信曝光否“认罪” 李文足遭死亡威胁 (709 Crackdown: Xie Yang’s handwritten letter denying “guilty plea” comes to light, Li Wenzu receives death threat)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-03082017103215.html

Elderly Uyghur woman is assigned a Chinese spy as “daughter”
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/daughter-03082017164746.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete reports on call to ease Internet control
China Digital Times, March 7, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/03/minitrue-delete-reports-call-limit-internet-censorship/

China censors rare criticism of its Internet policy by an official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/08/china-censors-rare-criticism-of-its-internet-policy-by-an-official/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's Domestic Violence Law still lacks proper implementation: women's groups
国际妇女节：中国多个团体联合发布《反家暴法实施报告》
Radio Free Asia, March 8,2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/violence-03082017115736.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ml1-03082017105141.html

中国官方庆“三八”，女权微博被“割喉” (Feminists’ Weibo accounts “silenced” while China holds official celebration for Women’s Day)
Voice of America, March 9, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-muffles-womens-voice-20170308/3755190.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中方發表報告批評美國人權　指持槍案高企種族關係惡化 (China releases report criticizing human rights situation in U.S, pointing to high weapons possession rate and worsening race relations)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1318099-20170309.htm

反腐靠什么：监察委员会还是司法机关？(What is needed for anti-graft: Monitoring committee or judicial organs?)
Financial Times, March 9, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001071694

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

New Chinese national intelligence law “in the works”
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2077181/new-chinese-national-intelligence-law-works

Hong Kong (香港)

Reasonable for Beijing to care about Hong Kong election, says top official Wang Guangya
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/09/reasonable-beijing-care-hong-kong-election-says-top-official-wang-guangya/

Basic Law oath-taking interpretation a major achievement, National People's Congress head says
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2077105/zhang-dejiang-lauds-npc-standing-committees-ruling-hong

港首选举在即 民众反感北京干预 (General public uneasy about Beijing’s intervention as CE election draws closer)
Deutsche Welle, March 8, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/港首选举在即-民众反感北京干预/a-37855464?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp

特首民間投票明日開始 可投「反對」票 (CE Election Civil Referendum begins tomorrow, opposition votes available)
Inmediahk, March 9, 2017
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1048134

International Women’s Day (国际妇女节)

I went to jail for handing out feminist stickers in China
The Guardian, March 8, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/08/feminist-stickers-china-backash-women-activists

China's women fight back against workplace discrimination
China Labor Bulletin, March 8, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/chinas-women-fight-back-against-workplace-discrimination

“三八妇女节”前夕 女访民披露“维稳”遭遇 (On the eve of “Women’s Day” female petitioner reveals her experience of “stability maintenance”)
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-03072017102152.html

China’s former child brides refuse to be silenced
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2076791/chinas-former-child-brides-refuse-be-silenced

How Internet prejudice threatens feminist progress
Sixth Tone, March 2, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/internet-debate-about-domestic-chinese-feminists

女性职场现状调查：超八成女性认为就业中存性别歧视 (Polls on workplace culture for women: Over 80% of women think sexual discrimination exists in employment)
Xinhua News, March 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-03/07/c_1120579399.htm

Where is ethnicity?: Intersectionality in the Chinese feminist movement
IAPS Dialogue, March 6, 2017
https://iapsdialogue.org/2017/03/06/where-is-ethnicityintersectionality-in-the-chinese-feminist-movement/

What’s next for the women’s movement?
The Guardian, March 5, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/05/whats-next-for-the-womens-movement-march-equality

Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 14, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/supporting-womens-rights-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/sheng-yuan-zhong-guo-nu-quan-ren-shi

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709大抓捕：于云峰声援谢阳被拘 律师要求会见再被拒绝 (709 Crackdown: Yu Yunfeng arrested for supporting Xie Yang, lawyer’s application for meeting rejected again)
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-03072017102111.html

China's new civil code light on individual rights reforms
Voice of America, March 7, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-new-civil-code/3752789.html

Activist held, seven-year-old son missing after “cutting” of Communist flag
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-held-seven-year-old-son-missing-after-cutting-of-communist-flag-03072017113450.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国政协副主席批网络审查提案被撤 《环时》急删评论 (Vice-chairperson of the CPPCC criticizes bill to strengthen internal control, “Global Times” deletes commentary on the subject)
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl1-03072017102018.html

China’s response to reports of torture: “Fake News”
「假新聞」，中國模仿川普口吻回擊負面報導
The New York Times, March 6, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170306/china-fake-news-xie/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170306/china-fake-news-xie/zh-hant/

China keeps mum over spending targeting activists, social unrest
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/spending-03072017114827.html

China’s brightest journalists argue they’re not brainwashed, but maintaining an orderly society
Quartz, March 7, 2017
https://qz.com/926126/chinas-brightest-journalists-argue-theyre-not-brainwashed-but-maintaining-an-orderly-society/

China’s new film ratings don’t cut out the censors
The Wall Street Journal, March 8, 2017
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2017/03/08/chinas-new-film-ratings-dont-sideline-censors/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

民政部：社会组织未经批准不得以“中国”“国际”等字样开展评比表彰 (Ministry of Civil Affairs: Social organizations not allowed to use words “China” and “international” for competitions)
Xinhua, March 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-03/07/c_1120585904.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

城市与数据：中国空气治理的“武器”？ (Cities and data: “Weapons” for China’s air quality control?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 8, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39199162

Xi tells Liaoning officials to clean up their political act and stop faking data
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2076840/xi-tells-liaoning-officials-clean-their-political-act

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Communist Party boss of China’s Muslim region points to Trump ban in battle vs religious extremism
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2076836/communist-party-boss-muslim-region-points-trump-ban

Xinjiang police launch recruitment drive following Uyghur knife attack
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/drive-03072017144848.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police to stage riot drills to prepare for Xi Jinping visit
The Guardian, March 7, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/07/xi-jinping-visit-sparks-security-crackdown-in-hong-kong-says-report

Legal bid mounted against two more Hong Kong pan-democrat lawmakers
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2076425/legal-bid-mounted-against-two-more-hong-kong-pan-democrat

梁振英动真格控议员诽谤似为晋升政协副主席“除病” (C.Y. Leung said to sue Legco member for defamation to “remove obstacle” for his promotion as vice-chairman of CPPCC )
Radio France Internationale, March 7, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20170307-梁振英动真格控议员诽谤似为晋升政协副主席“除病”

Commentary (评论)

时事大家谈热点快评：政府工作报告中罕见承认社会极度不满 (Commentary: Rare acknowledgment of society’s extreme discontent in gov’t’s annual work report)
Voice of America, March 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20170306/3751492.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709家属向全国人大寄呼吁书 (Families of “709” victims send letter to NPC urging improvement for torture prevention and complaint system)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-03062017101449.html

Chinese “police” visit parents of detained activist Jiang Tianyong to ask for his cooperation
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/06/chinese-police-visit-parents-of-detained-activist-jiang-tianyong-to-ask-for-his-cooperation/

“More vaccine scandals” have yet to emerge: Chinese lawyers
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vaccines-03062017111658.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

VW's casual workers in China fight for equal pay
Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/vws-casual-workers-in-china-fight-for-equal-pay/a-37821854

两会前严打 叶海燕再被搬迁 (Heightened suppression before Two Congresses, activist Ye Haiyan evicted again)
Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/两会前严打-叶海燕再被搬迁/a-37828924

Related:
全国“两会”期间加大对异议人士打压 (Heightened suppression against opposition during Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yl-03062017124513.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rejects U.S. criticism on human rights
Xinhua, March 6, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-03/06/c_136107281.htm

Related:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on March 6, 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 6, 2017
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/t1443498.shtml

“No separation of powers”: China’s top graft-buster seeks tighter party grip on government
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2076501/no-separation-powers-chinas-top-graft-buster-seeks