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.

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘I Wish I Could Wipe my Heart And Mind Clean’: Uyghur Former Camp Instructor
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

Tsai defiant as Taiwan's anti-China jet flights double
Channel News Asia, October 6, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

司法部:规范“有权人”“有钱人”减刑、假释和暂予监外执行 (China Ministry of Justice to further regulate sentence reduction, parole, and temporary probation for the powerful and wealthy)
The Paper, October 6, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law will stand trial at High Court, with no cap on sentencing
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2020

Hong Kong teachers warned pro-independence lessons could lead to prosecution under national security law
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2020

Related:
教協擬眾籌司法覆核挑戰釘牌 特赦組織:無理處罰令教師噤聲 (Teacher Union to provide legal assistance to de-licensed teacher; Amnesty: Unreasonable censoring of educational activities)
Apple Daily, October 6, 2020

Hong Kong: Education must not be censored after teacher stripped of licence for ‘promoting independence’
Amnesty International, October 6, 2020

The Hong Kong people left out of the UK’s safe haven offer
Aljazeera, October 6, 2020

12 港人送中當日 飛行服務隊派機「監視」? 重組近 7 小時航程紀錄 (Did Hong Kong gov’t’s Flying Service oversee the arrest of 12 Hong Kongers at sea? About 7 hours of flight record reconstructed)
The Stand News, October 6, 2020

Related:
12港人送中︱飛行服務隊兩度出動疑追蹤12人快艇 「不知情」說法揭警謊 (Flight record showing Hong Kong gov’t Flying Service dispatched twice to surveil the arrest of 12 Hong Kongers at sea exposes police's false claim of no knowledge)
Apple Daily, October 5, 2020

特首重申「12港人」案港警沒任何角色 (Carrie Lam: Police did not participate the arrest of 12 Hong Kongers at sea)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

反對單邊制裁 中國:歐美侵犯人權 (Resisting unilateral sanctions, China accuses U.S. and European countries of violating human rights)
Deutsche Welle, October 6, 2020

中国“抄近道”,求世卫帮助推广中国尚未完成试验的疫苗 (China takes “shortcut,” requesting WHO to help promote vaccine still being evaluated)
Voice of America, October 6, 2020

Commentary (评论)

12 Hongkongers are now being subject to China’s murky criminal system – their compatriots should learn what’s at stake
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2020

蔡霞:缺乏人文精神 和平转型将非常艰难——捷克天鹅绒革命之启示 (Cai Xia: Lack of humanism will make peaceful transformation difficult—lesson from the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia)
Radio France International, October 6, 2020

Monday, October 05, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Saving Uighur Culture From Genocide
The Atlantic, October 4, 2020

联合国过问 中国证实失踪维族男已病逝 (Following UN Working Group inquiry, China confirms missing Uyghur man has died of illness)
Deutsche Welle, October 5, 2020

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

内蒙古双语教学争议与中国少数民族政策的微妙变化 (The controversy of bilingual teaching in Inner Mongolia and the subtle change in China's policy on ethnic minorities)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 3, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan Debates Military Preparedness Measures as Chinese Threats Escalate
The Diplomat, October 3, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

中国黑手干涉学术自由:比利时学者讲述亲身经历 (China interferes with academic freedom: Belgian scholar tells personal story)
Radio France Internationale, October 4, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

United States closes immigration door to communists in clear swipe at China
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

打赢对华数字贸易战 美专家:建立民主国家互联网 (US Expert on how to win the Digital Trade War with China: Build an Internet of Democracies)
Voice of America, October 3, 2020

Related:
Weaponizing Digital Trade--Creating a Digital Trade Zone to Promote Online Freedom and Cybersecurity
The Council on Foreign Relations, September 29, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

港台顧委會討論《鏗鏘集》721 特輯 有委員促檢視陳述是否平衡 (RTHK Board of Advisors to review the 7.21 Yuen Long Attack episode of “Hong Kong Connection” aired this year)
HK01, October 5, 2020

美國務院斥港警 10.1 濫捕 港府:美官員雙重標準 促停止干預港事務 (US condemns Hong Kong police’s arbitrary arrests of protesters on October 1; HK gov't: “double standards” and stop interfering in HK's affairs)
The Stand News, October 4, 2020

Related:
On the Arrests of Hong Kong Protestors
U.S. Department of State, October 3, 2020

HKSAR Government strongly deplores and opposes US statement
特區政府對美國的聲明表示強烈不滿和反對
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, October 4, 2020

反送中以來首度有教師被釘牌 教局指控教材散播港獨信息 據報涉九龍塘宣道小學 (First revocation of teacher’s license since the anti-extradition movement; Education Bureau slams teaching materials for spreading Hong Kong independence message)
The Stand News, October 5, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Making Hong Kong China
Democracy Digest, October 5, 2020

World must push back against China’s refusal to honour its Hong Kong deal
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2020

Opinion: China's ethnic socialism
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2020

“人类命运共同体”为何在西方不受待见?(Why is the concept of “community with a shared future for mankind” not welcome in the West?)
Voice of America, October 5, 2020

Friday, October 02, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

China confirms death of Uighur man whose family says was held in Xinjiang camps
The Guardian, October 2, 2020

China Doubles Down on Xinjiang Policy Amid Reports of Cultural Erasure
The Diplomat, October 2, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

China's 'Anti-Gang' Campaign Used to Crack Down on Tibetan Community Service Groups
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

网络书商售卖宗教书籍遭法院判囚7年 (Online book vendor is sentenced to 7 years for selling religious books)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Uses Mental Illness to Discredit, Imprison Dissidents, Rights Observers Say
Voice of America, September 30, 2020

美国政府公布有关强迫劳动的报告,中国远超任何国家 (U.S. gov’t report finds China far surpasses other countries in use of forced labor)
Voice of America, October 2, 2020

Related:
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
U.S. Department of Labor, September 30,

前车之鉴!毒疫苗受害者家属质疑新冠疫苗 (Families of victims of various faulty vaccines in the past question the COVID-19 vaccine)
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

教育选民还是虚假宣传?TikTok推出美国大选指南惹疑虑 (Educating voters or disinformation? TikTok’s guide to U.S. election raises concerns)
Voice of America, October 2, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

After Hong Kong: China sets sights on solving 'the Taiwan problem'
The Guardian, October 2, 2020

【傳媒觀察】改傳媒定義後首場大型示威 記協觀察員呂秉權:警圍封記者不理想,執法標準不一 (First mass protest after police revised definition of journalists; observer Bruce Lui Ping-kuen: Police surrounding journalists not ideal, and no enforcement standards)
CitizenNews, October 1, 2020