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, March 13, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

周永康将被公审 (Zhou Yongkang to be tried in open court)
Deutsche Welle, March 13, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EqBf

中國政協閉幕 俞正聲提醒委員廉潔自律 (At close of annual session, CPPCC Chairman Yu Zhengsheng urges committee members to maintain honesty and self-discipline)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150313_china_cppcc_closing

Hong Kong (香港)

羅范椒芬倡教師教育要到內地上國情課 (HK ExCo member & Deputy to NPC Fanny Law suggests month-long national education training on mainland for Hong Kong teachers)
Hong Kong Economic Times, March 13, 2015
http://topick.hket.com/article/564302

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

陈光诚:奥巴马在人权问题上软弱退让 (Chen Guangcheng criticizes Obama’s “weak and compromising” attitude towards human rights issues)
Voice of America, March 12, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/chenguangcheng-20150312/2677157.html

Rule of Law (法治)

司法公正是依法治国给民众最直接的“获得” (Justice is people’s most direct “gain” from rule of law)
NPC.People.com.cn, March 13, 2015
http://npc.people.com.cn/n/2015/0313/c14576-26689381.html

Women (妇女)

Chinese police detain five women's rights activists
Reuters, March 12, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/12/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0M819K20150312?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Related:
Five Chinese feminists held over International Women's Day plans
The Guardian, March 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/12/five-chinese-feminists-held-international-womens-day

美國呼籲中國釋放五名被拘女維權人士 (US calls on China to release five detained women’s rights defenders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/world/2015/03/150313_china_women_rights_us

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

When push comes to shove, don't expect Britain to stand up for Hong Kong's rights
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1736001/when-push-comes-shove-dont-expect-britain-stand-hong-kongs

We must keep up pressure on China to end the ivory trade
The Guardian, March 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/africa-wild/2015/mar/12/keep-up-the-pressure-on-china

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Children (儿童)

The father searching for his abducted son
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31814295

Corruption (腐败)

China investigates former boss of Xinjiang's capital for suspected corruption
Reuters, March 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/11/us-china-corruption-xinjiang-idUSKBN0M711120150311

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing pledges to adjust entry rules to Hong Kong after mainland tourist "saturation"
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1735088/beijing-plans-will-adjust-individual-traveller-scheme-better-suit

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Secret historians preserve past in China amid state amnesia
Associated Press, March 11, 2015
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_PRESERVING_MEMORY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Related:
“Records of Visits and Interviews with Families of June Fourth Victims”
Essays and videos: Stories of 17 victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
Written and filmed by the Tiananmen Mothers. Translated and edited by Human Rights in China, 2014
http://bit.ly/1eQGU4t

HRIC Documentary on June Fourth Victims: Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice
Filmed by the Tiananmen Mothers, produced by HRIC, 2009.
http://bit.ly/1ApPtwJ

International Relations (国际关系)

中國前外交官:中國有中國的理 (Ex-Chinese ambassador says China has her own reasons)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 12, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150312_china_marine_disputes

Labor (劳工)

Striking Chinese workers “corralled" into factory amid dispute over benefits
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dongguan-03112015144016.html

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变性人和两性人)

Now viral in China: Tolerance
Foreign Policy, March 11, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/11/now-viral-in-china-tolerance-lgbtq-coming-home-film/

Rule of Law (法治)

我国去年纠正12起重大冤假错案 多数与逼供有关 (Most of last year’s 12 important cases of miscarriage of justice involved extorted confessions)
People’s Daily, March 12, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0312/c1001-26678752.html

Related:
最高法院院长周强:冤假错案有错必纠 (Supreme People's Court President Zhou Qiang: Cases of miscarriage of justice must be redressed)
Beijing News, March 12, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/03/12/356165.html

Tibet (西藏)

China’s tensions with Dalai Lama spill into the afterlife
The New York Times, March 11, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/world/asia/chinas-tensions-with-dalai-lama-spill-into-the-afterlife.html?_r=1

Related:
政协民宗委主任:达赖喇嘛称不再转世是一场阴谋 (CPPCC official says Dalai Lama’s claim of not reincarnating is a conspiracy)
People’s Daily, March 12, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0312/c1001-26679603.html

"We want freedom": Tibetan nuns
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/nuns-03112015150734.html

德国支持西藏人士到中国使馆门前升旗纪念西藏抗暴日 (German NGO supports Tibetans raising their flag in front of the Chinese embassy to commemorate Tibetan Uprising Day)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-03112015100644.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Criminal trials rose sharply in China’s far West in 2014, group says
The New York Times, March 11, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/world/asia/criminal-trials-rose-sharply-in-chinas-far-west-in-2014-group-says.html

Related:
人权组织:去年新疆刑事罪案总数飙升 (Human rights group says criminal trials in Xinjiang rose sharply last year)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl2-03112015104046.html

U.N. official calls China's crackdown on Uighurs “disturbing”
Reuters, March 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/11/us-china-un-xinjiang-idUSKBN0M723520150311

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

美国教授:“中共政权正进入残局” (On David Shambaugh’s view that “the endgame of communist rule has begun”)
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EogH

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Civil Society (民间社会)

慈善事业法草案年底有望审议 (Draft charity law expected to be reviewed in 2015)
The Beijing Times, March 11, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0311/c1001-26673619.html

Corruption (腐败)

Retired generals point to “horrible” graft in PLA
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1734592/retired-generals-point-horrible-graft-pla

党媒曝苏荣忏悔:我就是权钱交易所所长 (State media publicizes confession by Su Rong, former vice chair of CPPCC: “I was the head of power-money exchange center”)
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/49351/dang-mei-pu-su-rong-chan-hui-wo-jiu-shi-quan-qian-jiao-yi-suo-suo-chang

Death penalty (死刑)

Doubts over China prisoner organ harvesting ban
Business Insider, March 10, 2015
http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-doubts-over-china-prisoner-organ-harvesting-ban-2015-3