Focus Topic: Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (专题：赤贫和人权)

End-of-mission statement on China, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
联合国赤贫和人权问题特别报告员菲利普•奥尔斯顿结束对中国访问的声明
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 23, 2016
EN: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20402&LangID=E
CH: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20402&LangID=C

Related:
China: “Poverty alleviation needs to be accompanied by accountability” – UN expert on extreme poverty and human rights
中国：“减缓贫穷需伴随问责”——联合国赤贫和人权问题专家
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 23, 2016
EN: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20404&LangID=E
CH: http://www.ohchr.org/CH/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20404&LangID=C

China’s Crackdown on Dissent Could Lead to Unrest, U.N. Adviser Says
The New York Times, August 23, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/world/asia/china-un-human-rights-philip-alston.html?_r=0

U.N. rights envoy says Chinese authorities interfered with his work
Reuters, August 23, 2016
http://in.reuters.com/article/china-un-rights-idINKCN10Y19K

UN official criticises China over ‘shrinking space’ for human rights
Financial Times, August 23, 2016
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef42792c-691d-11e6-a0b1-d87a9fea034f.html

UN expert slams China on human rights
Agence France-Presse, August 23, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/un-expert-slams-china-on/3067556.html

UN Envoy: China Must Give Public Voice to Stamp Out Poverty
The Associated Press, August 23, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/08/23/world/asia/ap-as-china-human-rights.html?_r=0

联合国特别报告员考察中国人权状况 (UN Special Rapporteur inspects China’s human rights situation)
Deutsche Welle, August 23, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/联合国特别报告员考察中国人权状况/a-19496210

联合国盛赞中国造血式开发扶贫 (UN report praises China's empowerment-style poverty alleviation)
People's Daily, August 23, 2016
http://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/usstock/c/2016-08-23/doc-ifxvcsrm2282261.shtml

UN Expert: Chinese Government Needs “Genuine Accountability”
Human Rights in China, August 23, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/un-expert-chinese-government-needs-genuine-accountability

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Why are Chinese judges resigning?
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, August 23, 2016
https://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2016/08/23/why-are-chinese-judges-resigning/

维权者吴淦案移送检方 律师会见阅卷均受阻 (Case of rights defender Wu Gan transferred to prosecution, lawyer obstructed from meeting client and examining case file)
Voice of America, August 23, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-lawyer-denied-visit-of-wu-gan-by-tianjin-detention-center-20160823/3476191.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

How censored is China’s first Tibetan-language search engine? It omits the Dalai Lama’s website
Quartz, August 24, 2016
http://qz.com/764946/how-censored-is-chinas-first-tibetan-language-search-engine-it-omits-the-dalai-lamas-website/

Leak shows glimpse of “public sentiment guidance” planning
China Digital Times, August 23, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/leak-shows-glimpse-public-sentiment-guidance-planning/

A Chinese news outlet used an incredibly efficient “robot reporter” to cover the Olympics
Quartz, August 24, 2016
http://qz.com/764985/a-chinese-news-outlet-used-an-incredibly-efficient-robot-reporter-to-cover-the-olympics/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s Walmart workers take the boss to court
China Labor Bulletin, August 24, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-walmart-workers-take-boss-court

视频：中国女同性恋学生的求婚风波 (Video: Marriage proposal by Chinese lesbian student causes commotion)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 23, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2016/08/160823_vd_china_wedding_proposal

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China to formulate accountability system for SOE managers
Xinhua, August 23, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/23/c_135627434.htm

New Zealand police strike deal with Chinese corruption suspect
Channel NewsAsia, August 23, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/new-zealand-police-strike/3067450.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese cyber spies may be watching you, experts warn
Cable News Network, August 23, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/23/us/declassified-china-cyber-espionage/index.html

At 25, the World Wide Web is still a long way from reality
Wired, August 23, 2016
http://www.wired.com/2016/08/25-world-wide-web-still-long-way-reality/

Hong Kong (香港)

Fears of suppression amid rumors HK independence topic may be added to professional teacher code
Hong Kong Free Press, August 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/23/discussions-modify-teachers-professional-code-begin-next-week/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Public Eye: laugh or cry, but Hong Kong’s independence movement is here to stay
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2007864/public-eye-laugh-or-cry-hong-kongs-independence-movement-here-stay

Focus Topic: Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (专题：赤贫和人权)

End-of-mission statement on China, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 23, 2016
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20402&LangID=E

China: “Poverty alleviation needs to be accompanied by accountability”–UN expert on extreme poverty and human rights
中国：“减缓贫穷需伴随着问责”——联合国赤贫和人权问题专家
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 23, 2016
EN: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20404&LangID=E#sthash.OUfqUeh0.dpuf
CH: http://www.ohchr.org/CH/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20404&LangID=C

Related:
UN expert on extreme poverty and human rights to visit China
联合国赤贫和人权问题专家即将访问中国
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 10, 2016
EN: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20356&LangID=E#sthash.liTWhFZm.02ZoFW0f.dpuf
CH: http://www.ohchr.org/CH/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20356&LangID=C

补贴“被领取”，村民不知情 (Their subsidies were being “withdrawn,” but the villagers had no idea)
Procuratorate Daily, August 22, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160818/20160818_005/20160818_005_1.htm

云南鲁甸一副局长震后重建中受贿, 获刑1年3个月 (Deputy bureau chief in Yunnan's Ludian County who took bribes in post-earthquake reconstruction sentenced to one year and three months)
Xinhua, August 18, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2016-08/18/c_129239520.htm

扶贫开发难点较多, 亟需靠法律途径解决, 代表委员建议制定扶贫法 (Committee delegates propose poverty assistance law: Legal channels urgently needed to resolve numerous difficulties in expanding poverty alleviation)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel06003GN.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

律师事务所收费, 三种情况下, 实行政府指导价 (In three kinds of situations, law firm charges should follow the government’s indicative price range)
East Asia Economic And Trade News, August 22, 2016
http://dnews.dyxw.com/html/2016-08/22/content_350879.htm?div=-1

Imprisoned Chinese activist Guo Feixiong ends hunger strike after 101 days
Hong Kong Free Press, August 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/23/imprisoned-chinese-activist-guo-feixiong-ends-hunger-strike-after-101-days/

Related:
New HRIC Translation: Essay by Lawyer Gao Zhisheng on Imprisoned Rights Activist Guo Feixiong
Human Rights in China, August 9, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/new-hric-translation-essay-lawyer-gao-zhisheng-imprisoned-rights-activist

As the school year begins, Chinese dissidents' children are left out in the cold
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-education-08222016145145.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

未按规定公开信息 将取消承接政府购买服务资格, 社会团体信息公开有了新政策 (Eligibility for government procurement contracts to be cancelled if regulations on open government information not followed, new policy on open government information for community organizations)
Daily News, August 18, 2016
http://www.tj.gov.cn/zwgk/zwxx/zwdt/wbjdt/201608/t20160818_301592.htm

Minitrue: Don’t hype actor’s affair accusations
China Digital Times, August 22, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/minitrue-dont-hype-actors-affair-accusations/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

王宝强可以向马蓉索赔吗？ (Could Wang Baoqiang seek damages from Ma Rong?)
Tianjin News, August 22, 2016
http://epaper.tianjinwe.com/mrxb/mrxb/2016-08/22/content_7494422.htm

广州发布家庭暴力典型案例, 男方被骂没用他用刀划伤妻子 (Guangzhou announces typical domestic violence cases, in one, a man who was criticized for being useless took up a knife and planned to harm his wife)
Jinyang Online, August 22, 2016
http://news.ycwb.com/2016-08/22/content_22832355.htm

市妇联设立首个反家暴行动组 (City's Women's Federation establishes first anti-domestic violence action group)
Southern Daily, August 22, 2016
http://epaper.southcn.com/nfdaily/html/2016-08/22/content_7575818.htm

China’s new NGO rules call for organizations to adhere to party leadership
Hong Kong Free Press, August 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/23/chinas-new-ngo-rules-call-organisations-adhere-party-leadership/

Firing of teacher battling cancer prompts an outcry in China
兰州高校开除患癌女教师引争议
The New York Times, August 23, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/world/asia/china-teacher-cancer-liu-lingli.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160823/china-teacher-cancer-liu-lingli/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

四个大学生坐牢一年半 检方撤诉了, 事发广西，4人现欲申请国家赔偿 (Four university students spent one and a half years in jail before the procuratorate withdrew the prosecution case, now they want to apply for state compensation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 22, 2016
http://epaper.oeeee.com/epaper/A/html/2016-08/22/content_68966.htm

名誉受损, 白银女子状告公安局 (Her reputation tarnished, Baiyin City woman sues public security bureau)
Gansu Daily, August 22, 2016
http://gansu.gansudaily.com.cn/system/2016/08/22/016330519.shtml

A new measure for China’s economy: The “repression index”
The Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-measure-for-chinas-economy-the-repression-index-1471926512

China investigates Tianjin vice mayor for corruption
天津副市长尹海林和厦门副市长郑云峰涉嫌严重违纪接受调查
Reuters, August 22, 2016
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN10X0RQ
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/china-anti-corruption-idCNKCS10X0PB

Three Chinese military officers committed suicide this month
The Hindu, August 22, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/three-chinese-military-officers-committed-suicide-this-month/article9018278.ece

Claims of widespread harvesting of prisoners’ organs in China “ridiculous” … we stopped doing it last year, committee chief insists
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2007534/claims-widespread-harvesting-prisoners-organs-china

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中央网信办：加快网络安全审查等领域标准制定 (Office of Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs: Speed up drafting of standards for cybersecurity examinations and other areas)
Beijing News, August 22, 2016
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2016/08/22/414261.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Independence, “thought crime” and the Singaporification of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, August 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/23/independence-thought-crime-and-the-singaporification-of-hong-kong/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

How Chinese rights lawyer’s courtroom mea culpa went off script
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2006700/how-chinese-rights-lawyers-courtroom-mea-culpa-went

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 17, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

VOA连线：全国律协部分律师发表声明质疑四川两名律师妨害作证案 (ACLA lawyers issue statement concerning the case of two Sichuan lawyers accused of obstructing witnesses)
Voice of America, August 19, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/VOAWeishi-20160819-VOAConnects-Zhang-Lei/3471909.html

Guangzhou chef goes to court again in gender discrimination battle
China Labor Bulletin, August 22, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/guangzhou-chef-goes-court-again-gender-discrimination-battle

Access to Information (信息公开)

Defying web censors, Chinese “worship” toads to mark a former state leader’s 90th birthday
Global Voices, August 20, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/08/20/defying-web-censors-chinese-worship-toads-to-mark-a-former-state-leaders-90th-birthday/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tibetan cultures pressured from within and without
China Digital Times, August 19, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/tibetan-cultures-face-pressure-within-without/

“Tofu-dregs” village erected in southwest China to gouge government for compensation
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2006268/tofu-dregs-village-errected-southwest-china-gouge-government-compensation

China to strengthen Communist Party's role in non-govt bodies
Reuters, August 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ngos-idUSKCN10X07C

Chinese claim that world accepts its organ transplant system is rebutted
器官移植学会否认“已接纳中国移植体系”
The New York Times, August 19, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/20/world/asia/china-hong-kong-organ-transplants.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160822/china-hong-kong-organ-transplants/

Chinese envoy visits Taiwan amid protests
Associated Press, August 22, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-envoy-visits-taiwan-amid-protests/2016/08/22/649382ec-6834-11e6-91cb-ecb5418830e9_story.html

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

Uyghurs “fenced in” to neighborhoods in China's Xinjiang region
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/fenced-08192016163850.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Anger in Hong Kong as Arrival poster shifts Shanghai landmark to city
The Guardian, August 19, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/19/arrival-amy-adams-poster-controversy-shanghai-hong-kong

HKFP Lens: Hundreds protest Hong Kong gov’t’s barring of election candidates
Hong Kong Free Press, August 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/22/hkfp-lens-hundreds-protest-hong-kong-govts-barring-election-candidates/

Related:
香港民众抗议“港独”人士被拒参选立法会 (Hong Kongers protest rejection of “independence” election candidates from LegCo)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hc-08212016140857.html

“占中”领袖戴耀廷谈“港独”议题崛起 (Occupy Central leader, Benny Tai, discusses the rise of “Hong Kong independence”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 22, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2016/08/160821_vid_hongkong_election_protest