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, May 12, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police accused in fatal station shooting
Taipei Times, May 12, 2015
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2015/05/12/2003618112

Related:
黑龙江枪击案补偿协议为死者堂兄签订 妻姐称无效 (Heilongjiang fatal station shooting: sisters of victim’s wife deny validity of compensation agreement signed by cousin)
Phoenix New Media, May 11, 2015
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20150510/43727751_0.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

Draft China National Security Laws promote socialist values and censorship
International Federation of Journalists, May 11, 2015
http://www.ifj.org/nc/news-single-view/backpid/33/article/draft-china-national-security-laws-promote-socialist-values-and-censorship/

Lack of transparency adds to public-government mistrust
Global Times, May 11, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/920947.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The future is already present? How the draft foreign NGO management law could be applied
China Law and Policy, May 11, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2015/05/11/the-future-is-already-present-how-the-draft-foreign-ngo-management-law-could-be-applied/

Related:
境外非政府组织管理法(草案二次审议稿)全文 (Overseas NGO Draft Law Foreign NGO Management Law (2nd draft for review)) [Proposed Overseas NGO Draft Law foreign NGO management law now open for public comment]
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2015-05/05/content_1935666.htm

王天安:希望父亲出席我的婚礼 (Wang Tian’an, daughter of political prisoner Wang Bingzhang: I wish my father could attend my wedding)
Voice of America, May 12, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20150511-voaconnects-wang-bingzhang-wang-tianan/2762885.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

宜春市公安铸造反恐处突“尖刀”(Yichun city develops special counterterrorism police force to handle emergencies)
Dajiang Net, May 12, 2015
http://jxyc.jxnews.com.cn/system/2015/05/12/013862366.shtml

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's local governments lay down rules to punish laidback officials
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1793890/chinas-local-governments-lay-down-rules-punish-laidback

China's top anti-graft agency slams slack local graft-busters for allowing corrupt cadres to rise
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1793888/chinas-top-anti-graft-agency-slams-slack-local-graft

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China, U.S. have weapons for cyberassault
Voice of America, May 11, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-us-have-weapons-for-cyberattack/2760213.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's Tiananmen massacre museum under pressure: activists
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/musem-05112015133113.html

Pro-Beijing group stages petition in support of Hong Kong government's electoral reforms
Channel NewsAsia, May 11, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/pro-beijing-group-stages/1839132.html

學術及專業界聯署籲否決假普選方案 (Academic and professional circles jointly petition to vote down “fake” universal suffrage proposal)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150512/news_20150512_55_1098919.htm

周融質疑三大學聯合民調能否代表全港市民 (Robert Chow Yung, leader of anti -Occupy Central‬ campaign doubts that 3 universities’ joint opinion poll on the political reform proposal can be representative of all HK residents)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150512/news_20150512_55_1098924.htm

史密斯议员:香港应拒绝现有选举方案 (U.S. lawmaker Chris Smith: Hong Kong should reject the current election proposal)
Voice of America, May 12, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/lawmaker-urges-hk-20150511/2763967.html

Monday, May 11, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

广东高院发布2015年第一季度行政诉讼十大典型案例 (Guangdong Supreme Court publishes ten main types of administrative lawsuits of Q1 2015)
Guangdong Courts, May 8, 2015
http://bit.ly/1PCn7rh

202所监狱建成减假暂办案平台 (202 prisons establish sentence reduction, parole, and case-handling platforms)
Legal Daily, May , 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150511/Articel02008GN.htm

Chinese judicial departments to better handle petitions
Xinhua, May 8, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/08/c_134222588.htm

China’s rule of law plan is for real
East Asia Forum, May 10, 2015
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/05/10/chinas-rule-of-law-plan-is-for-real/

中國活動人士因煽動顛覆罪被判5年監禁 (Chinese activist Liu Jiacai sentenced to 5 years for inciting subversion of state power)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/05/150511_liu_jiacai_sentence

China jails Suzhou eviction protester for eight years
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/suzhou-eviction-protestor-jailed-for-eight-years-05082015120259.html

Related:
公民广场: 范木根案大事记 (Citizens’ Square: Fan Mugen case timeline)
Human Rights in China, February 4, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/fan-mu-gen-da-shi-ji

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国国家安全法草案增加网络主权规定 (China’s national security law supplemented with cyber-sovereignty regulations)
Voice of America, May 11, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-security-20150508/2759564.html

Related:
中华人民共和国国家安全法(草案)(二次审议稿)征求意见 (National Security Law of the People's Republic of China (2nd draft for review))
[Proposed National Security Law now open for public comment]
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, May 7, 2015
http://www.npc.gov.cn/COBRS_LFYJNEW/user/UserIndex.jsp?ID=6691283

LinkedIn CEO on Chinese censorship: “It’s gut-wrenching”
Buzzfeed, May 9, 2015
http://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/linkedin-ceo-on-chinese-censorship-its-gut-wrenching

China tightens national security in wake of Snowden revelations
The Irish Times, May 9, 2015
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/china-tightens-national-security-in-wake-of-snowden-revelations-1.2205576

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

贾西津:用国家安全视角看待国际关系影响社会经济发展 (Jia Xijin: viewing international relations from a national security perspective will impact socio-economic development)
Phoenix New Media, May 11, 2015
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20150511/43732232_0.shtml/

A slow death? China’s draft foreign NGO management law
China Law and Policy, May 10, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/

How does China's foreign NGO management law curb the development of civil society?
Global Voices, May 10, 2015
https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/05/10/how-does-chinas-foreign-ngo-management-law-curb-the-development-of-civil-society/

Related:
Cheatsheet for understanding the FNGO law
China Law Translate, May 11, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/cheatsheet-for-understanding-the-fngo-law/

境外非政府组织管理法(草案二次审议稿)全文 (Overseas NGO Draft Law (2nd draft for review)) [Proposed Overseas NGO Draft Law now open for public comment]
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2015-05/05/content_1935666.htm

Global campaign preceded surprise move to free Chinese activists
Reuters, May 7, 2015
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/uk-china-rights-women-idUKKBN0NS2GF20150507

Call for release of three mainland activists
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 8, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150509/news_20150509_56_1098233.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China ex-security tsar Zhou Yongkang's trial delayed amid speculation he withdrew confession
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1792418/trial-chinas-former-security-tsar-zhou-yongkang-hit

Wang Qishan highlights Party discipline in anti-corruption effort
China Daily, May 11, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/10/content_20675042.htm

Related:
中國反腐總管再強調「黨紀嚴於國法」(China’s anti-graft campaign head Wang Qishan reiterates that “party discipline overrides national laws”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 10, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/05/150510_wang_qishan_ccp

Former banker said to be detained amid corruption inquiry
Caixin, May 8, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-05-08/100807558.html

China repatriates No 2 “Sky Net” fugitive official who fled to Singapore after alleged 94m yuan fraud
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1791773/china-repatriates-no-2-sky-net-fugitive-official-who

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. asks China to investigate cyber attack targeting U.S. sites
Reuters, May 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/08/us-cybersecurity-usa-china-idUSKBN0NT1S820150508

Social media encouraging corruption whistleblowing
China Daily, May 9, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/09/content_20665420.htm

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China issues arrest warrant for nine Uyghurs near Mongolian border
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/warrant-05082015143010.html

北京反恐發40萬獎金 店主舉報顧客買斧頭獲獎 (Beijing gives shop owner RMB 400,000 award for reporting a customer who bought a lot of hatchets)
Beijing Times, May 11, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/BIG5/n/2015/0511/c70731-26979525.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Security law “not for Beijing to tighten grip”
The Standard, May 11, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=156866&sid=44435101&con_type=1&d_str=20150511&fc=10

梁爱诗:国安法非钳制压迫 有推翻党的思想行为就是颠覆 (Former HK Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung: National security law is not repressive, anti-Party ideas and actions constitute subversion)
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14d41450e617a9d/liang-ai-shi-guo-an-fa-fei-qian-zhi-ya-po-you-tui-fan-dang-di-si-xiang-hang-wei-jiu-shi-dian-fu

Related:
New draft of China’s national security law for first time highlights Hong Kong’s responsibilities
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1788847/new-draft-chinas-national-security-law-first-time-highlights

支持政改民意跌 劉慧卿促特區政府向北京說明 (Democratic Party Emily Lau urges HK government to inform Beijing about dwindling public support for reform proposal)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150511/news_20150511_55_1098715.htm

Friday, May 08, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

范木根周五宣判前儿子及律师北京被绑架 (Fan Mugen’s son and lawyer kidnapped in Beijing prior to his sentencing on Friday)
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-05072015100227.html

Related:
公民广场: 范木根案大事记 (Citizens’ Square: Fan Mugen case timeline)
Human Rights in China, February 4, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/fan-mu-gen-da-shi-ji

How Chinese institutions manufacture conviction and quash acquittal
Dui Hua, May 6, 2015
http://www.duihuahrjournal.org/2015/05/how-chinese-institutions-manufacture.html

In Their Defense: China’s latest round of judicial reforms aims to shield criminal defense lawyers from stress, risk and discrimination, but experts say it will be years before any impact is felt
News China, May 2015
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/in-their-defense#id:2220#date:16:38

Access to Information (信息公开)

China media website whitelist targets “false information”
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-website-whitelist-targets-false-information-05072015110705.html

Action taken to speed release of govt information
China Daily, May 8, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/08/content_20655086.htm

New China security bill calls for protecting “cyber sovereignty”
Bloomberg Business, May 7, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-08/new-china-security-bill-calls-for-protecting-cyber-sovereignty-

Related:
中华人民共和国国家安全法(草案)(二次审议稿)征求意见 (National Security Law of the People's Republic of China (2nd draft for review))
[Proposed National Security Law now open for public comment]
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, May 7, 2015
http://www.npc.gov.cn/COBRS_LFYJNEW/user/UserIndex.jsp?ID=6691283

China offers first glimpse of sweeping national security law
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1788339/release-chinas-draft-security-law-sparks-fears-further


Citizen Participation (公民参与)

CDB English Translation of The Overseas NGO Management Law (Second Draft)
China Development Brief, May 7, 2015
http://chinadevelopmentbrief.cn/articles/cdb-english-translation-of-the-overseas-ngo-management-law-second-draft/

草案七问:《境外非政府组织法(草案)》刍议 (7 questions on draft foreign NGO law)
China Development Brief, May 7, 2015
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.org.cn/news-17498.html

Related:
境外非政府组织管理法(草案二次审议稿)全文 (Foreign NGO Management Law (2nd draft for review)) [Proposed foreign NGO management law now open for public comment]
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2015-05/05/content_1935666.htm

Rule of Law and civil society in China
The Diplomat, May 7, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/rule-of-law-and-civil-society-in-china/

美國呼籲釋放浦志強 中國指責美干涉內政 (U.S. calls for release of Pu Zhiqiang, China criticizes U.S. for interfering in domestic policy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 7, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/05/150507_china_us_puzhiqiang_reax

Related:
One-year anniversary of lawyer Pu Zhiqiang's detention
U.S. Department of State, May 6, 2015
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/05/241956.htm

China hits back after U.S. calls for release of human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang
Reuters, May 7, 2015
http://www.newsweek.com/china-hits-back-after-us-calls-release-human-rights-lawyer-pu-zhiqiang-329286

Elderly bereaved parents blame lack of pension on China's one-child policy
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pension-05062015125238.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

CPC expels former senior official in Hebei
China Daily, May 8, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/08/content_20656909.htm

China’s hunt for tigers and flies is taking a toll on business
The Financial Times, May 7, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b2cb7c7a-f25c-11e4-b914-00144feab7de.html

China “to hold officials accountable for life for environmental problems”
The Financial Times, May 7, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-05-08/100807608.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

2015中国(西安)国际社会公共安全产品暨警察反恐技术装备博览会 ( Xi‘an holds 2015 International Public Security Product and Counter-terrorism Technology and Equipment Expo)
http://xa.sxcps.cn/zh_huiyuan103.html

Hong Kong (香港)

中共《環球時報》批香港中大學生會「不自重」 (CPC’s Global Times criticizes Chinese University of Hong Kong's Student Association for its "lack of self-respect")
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 8, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/05/150508_china_media_reax_hk_pla

Related:
Students criticised over PLA visit
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 8, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150508/news_20150508_56_1098060.htm

Beijing unleashes another attack on student Occupy activists
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1788751/beijing-unleashes-another-attack-student-occupy-activists