Access to Justice (司法公正)

Human rights in the People’s Daily
China Media Project, June 9, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/06/09/38937/

Related:
国新办发布《2014年中国人权事业的进展》白皮书
Full Text: Progress in China's Human Rights in 2014
The Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, June 8, 2015
CH: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2015-06/08/content_2875241.htm
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-06/08/c_134306536.htm

庆安纪委官员疑似因进京举报领导被蒙面人围殴致死 (Heilongjiang Qing’an discipline inspector beaten to death by masked group, possibly because of reporting official misconduct to Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, June 9, 2015
http://rfi.my/1MGYytn

1937个村社区聘请法律顾问 (1,937 village communities to hire legal consultants)
Legal Daily, June 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150609/Articel03002GN.htm

法官助理制度的探索 (An exploration of the system of judicial clerking)
Caijing, June 9, 2015
http://magazine.caijing.com.cn/20150608/3900316.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China holds activist who posted umbrella selfie on Tiananmen Square on June 4
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/selfie-06092015102206.html

BBC中國博客：女子腋毛運動引爭議 (BBC China blog: Women’s armpit hair competition stirs debate)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150609_china_blog_armpit

Government Accountability (政府问责)

去年国家赔偿金额达1.1亿元 (China paid RMB 110 million in state compensations last year)
Kaixian, June 9, 2015
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2015/0609/207435.html

Senior leader urges progress of Party members' discipline awareness
Xinhua, June 8, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/09/c_134308383.htm

214 fugitives nabbed in “Fox Hunt 2015”
China Daily, June 10, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/10/content_20957010.htm

China says hunt for overseas graft suspects will be long-term
Reuters, June 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/10/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0OQ09620150610

Clashes in China's Jiangxi after teen's body is found near factory
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-06092015144105.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

社会治安心中有数手中有招 (Community security systems possess effective means of electronic surveillance)
Legal Daily, June 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150609/Articel04005GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong tent protesters insist they will quit “village” after Legislative Council political reform vote
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1819402/hong-kong-tent-protesters-insist-they-will-quit-village

”Very slim chance” Hong Kong reform package will be passed, Carrie Lam admits
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1819167/very-slim-chance-hong-kong-reform-package-will-be-passed

Carrie Lam meets more lawmakers over reform plan
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 9, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150609/news_20150609_56_1106145.htm

Related:
With decision near on Hong Kong elections, Beijing affirms its case
The New York Times, June 10, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/with-decision-near-on-hong-kong-elections-beijing-affirms-its-case

香港人士:习近平下台前政改没希望 (HK health services sector: No hope for political reform during Xi Jingping reign)
Voice of America, June 10, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-universal-suffrage-forum-20150610/2815460.html

三大滾動民調支持反對政改首現相同比率 (Rolling poll of 3 universities shows same percentage of “for” and “against” political reform package for first time)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 10, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150610/news_20150610_55_1106435.htm

Related:
王國興指三間大學滾動民調結果不可信 (Pro-Beijing lawmaker Wong Kwok-hing doubts reliability of rolling poll by 3 universities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 10, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150610/news_20150610_55_1106473.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China has right to regulate NGOs, but should recognise the positive role they play
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1819425/china-has-right-regulate-ngos-should-recognise-positive-role

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权白皮书引众多中国网民议论 (Human rights white paper triggers heated discussion among Chinese netizens)
Boxun, June 9, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/06/201506090323.shtml

Related:
And that’s a wrap: China cites cartoons, film development in defending human rights record
The Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/08/and-thats-a-wrap-china-cites-cartoons-film-development-in-defending-human-rights-record/

Chinese lawyers, activists question Beijing report on rights record
Joanna Chiu, June 8, 2015
http://joannachiu.com/2015/06/08/chinese-lawyers-activists-question-beijing-report-on-rights-record/

China omits Tibet from its rights report, claims tremendous progress
The Tibet Post, June 8, 2015
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/tibet/4579-china-omits-tibet-from-its-rights-report-claims-tremendous-progress

国新办发布《2014年中国人权事业的进展》白皮书
Full Text: Progress in China's Human Rights in 2014
The Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, June 8, 2015
CH: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2015-06/08/content_2875241.htm
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-06/08/c_134306536.htm

唐荆陵案辩护律师要求罗伯特等证人出庭作证的申请书 (Tang Jingling case: defense lawyer’s application for witnesses at trial including Robert L. Helvey of the Albert Einstein Institution)
Canyu, June 8, 2015
http://www.canyu.org/n99243c6.aspx

Access to Information (信息公开)

师涛抗议六四26周年期间微信屏蔽其朋友圈 (Shi Tao protests blocking of Weixin “moments” during 26th anniversary of June Fourth)
Reuters, June 6, 2015
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s543/sh/f0300b52-5cf0-4496-85bc-5ae24d8b418a/28355c6876b3e98b0230a7a21c984651

Related:
In statement, journalist Shi Tao protests deletion of WeChat contents
微信圈被定点屏蔽 师涛发声明抗议
Human Rights in China, June 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/statement-journalist-shi-tao-protests-deletion-wechat-contents
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/wei-xin-quan-bei-ding-dian-ping-bi-shi-tao-fa-sheng-ming-kang-yi

Beijing goes after online vulgarity
The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-goes-after-online-vulgarity-1433543529

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

In Women’s Rights Battle, a Call to Underarms
The New York Times, June 9, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/in-womens-rights-battle-a-call-to-underarms/

Opposition to NGO Law grows as rights group is shuttered
China Digital Times, June 7, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/06/china-civil-society-crackdown/

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

As China knocks down Christian crosses, the faithful restore them
The Christian Science Monitor, June 8, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0608/As-China-knocks-down-Christian-crosses-the-faithful-restore-them

Attack on nurse stirs discussion of a medical strike in China
The New York Times, June 8 , 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/attack-on-nurse-stirs-discussion-of-a-medical-strike-in-china/

Veteran Chinese democracy activist held in psychiatric unit
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/held-06082015101445.html

教师职业被倒卖的孙丽波“六四”后又入维稳牢笼（图） (Long-time petitioner who’s teaching position was sold by officials is detained again for “stability maintenance” after June Fourth)
Canyu, June 8, 2015
http://www.canyu.org/n99269c6.aspx

2015年6月8日中国各地公民、维权人士消息汇总 (News summary of Chinese citizens and rights defenders)
Boxun, June 8, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/06/201506082342.shtml#.VXZ1kE3vodV

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Revolutionary's daughter backs Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-graft drive
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1819085/revolutionarys-daughter-backs-chinese-president-xi

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China deploys drones to stamp out cheating in college entrance exams
The Guardian, June 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/08/china-deploys-drones-stamp-out-cheating-college-entrance-exams

Foster good netizens, build a safe net together: speech at the initiation ceremony for the 2nd National Cybersecurity Propaganda Week
鲁炜：培育“四有”中国好网民——在第二届国家网络安全宣传周启动仪式上的讲话
China Copyright and Media, June 8, 2015
https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/foster-good-netizens-build-a-safe-net-together/

China cracks down on violence, terror-themed comics online
China Daily, June 8, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/08/content_20941520.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Official use of English being “neglected” by Hong Kong government
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1818260/official-use-english-being-neglected-hong-kong-government

Related:
The Hong Kong government's language barrier
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1818207/hong-kong-governments-language-barrier

No “plan B” for reforms, reiterates CY
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 9, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150609/news_20150609_56_1106084.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's Xi highlights pilot programs in deepening reform
Xinhua, June 5, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/05/c_134301285.htm

China cites rural libraries in report card on human rights
Reuters, June 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/08/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0OO0A320150608

Related:
Beijing praises its human rights record
國務院《人權白皮書》稱 公民言論自由權得到有效保障
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 8, 2015
EN: http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150608/news_20150608_56_1105833.htm
CH: http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150608/news_20150608_55_1105807.htm

国新办发布《2014年中国人权事业的进展》白皮书
Full Text: Progress in China's Human Rights in 2014
The Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, June 8, 2015
CH: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2015-06/08/content_2875241.htm
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-06/08/c_134306536.htm

VOA连线：中国发布人权白皮书，称人权事业取得新成就 [视频] (VOA Connection: China issues white paper on human rights, says it has made new achievements for the cause [VIDEO])
Voice of America, June 5, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20150608-voaconnects-gao-wenqian/2811852.html?z=1903&zp=1

China is doing a “tremendous” job protecting human rights, says China
Quartz, June 8, 2015
http://qz.com/422203/

Access to Information (信息公开)

On China's campuses, scholars battle ideology and red tape
The Christian Science Monitor, June 7, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0607/On-China-s-campuses-scholars-battle-ideology-and-red-tape

Chinese censorship of Western books is now normal. Where’s the outrage?
Foreign Policy, June 5, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/05/chinese-censorship-western-books-where-is-the-outrage/

Found in translation: The mysterious case of Baidu Translate
The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/05/found-in-translation-the-mysterious-case-of-baidu-translate/

Heroism claims, “hottest men” anger online China amid ship tragedy
The Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/06/heroism-claims-hottest-men-anger-online-china-amid-ship-tragedy/

Related:
長江船難 官媒：生為國人 何其有幸 (Government media on Yangtze shipwreck: How fortunate to have been born Chinese)
Meme, June 6, 2015
http://news.memehk.com/posts/7244

Family members demand transparent probe into Yangtze ship disaster as death toll reaches 431
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1817809/family-members-demand-transparent-probe-yangtze-ship-disaster

Talks with ferry victims' families end in chaos
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1817809/family-members-demand-transparent-probe-yangtze-ship-disaster

Tragedy on the Yangzi
The Economist, June 6, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21653668-more-400-people-are-feared-lost-chinas-worst-accident-years-tragedy-yangzi

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

悼李旺陽被自殺3周年 (Mourning Li Wangyang’s “being suicided” at 3rd anniversary of his death)
Apple Daily, June 7, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150607/19175413

Related:
社民連遊行促徹查李旺陽死因 (HK League of Social Democrats march and demand investigation into Li Wangyang’s death)
Now, June 6, 2015
http://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=138627

Chinese police jail activists for “troublemaking” over June 4 anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-jail-activists-for-troublemaking-over-june4-anniversary-06052015103355.html

FT Series: End of China’s migrant miracle-Toil and trouble
The Financial Times, June 7, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/dc3db3e4-fef9-11e4-94c8-00144feabdc0.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China pledges to stop corrupt officials getting kickbacks after their release from jail
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1817034/china-pledges-stop-corrupt-officials-getting-kickbacks

U.S. lawmakers criticise China for “persistent” rights abuses
Channel NewsAsia, June 5, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/us-lawmakers-criticise/1894108.html

Related:
China says U.S. calls for Tiananmen accounting are “unprovoked accusations”
Reuters, June 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/06/us-china-usa-tiananmen-idUSKBN0OM05P20150606

China military stresses Party control in face of “liberal” enemies
Reuters, June 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/07/us-china-defence-idUSKBN0ON04B20150607

德语媒体：拒绝遗忘和免费广告 (German media: Refusing to forget and Free Advertisement)
Deutsche Welle, June 5, 2015
http://www.dw.de/德语媒体拒绝遗忘和免费广告/a-18496557

焦点对话：抹杀六四历史，八零后九零后不答应？[视频] (Focus Dialogue: Tiananmen history obliterated, what do the post-‘80 and post-‘90 generations think? [VIDEO])
Voice of America, June 8, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20150605-Pro-and-Con-2/2808912.html?z=1774&zp=1

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

With a series of major hacks, China builds a database on Americans
The New York Times, June 5, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-a-series-of-hacks-china-appears-to-building-a-database-on-americans/2015/06/05/d2af51fa-0ba3-11e5-95fd-d580f1c5d44e_story.html

Massive computer hack to put cybersecurity atop US-China talks
Voice of America, June 6, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-china-cyberattack/2810231.html

中国外交部表示怀疑中国黑客网袭美国政府是不负责任缺少科学根据 (Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Suspicion that Chinese hackers attacked US is irresponsible and lacks scientific evidence)
Raido France Internationale, June 5, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150605-中国外交部发言人指美国怀疑网袭来自中国不负责任/

Related:
美国400万联邦雇员资料遭窃 怀疑黑客来自中国 (Data of 4 million U.S. federal employees stolen, allegedly by hackers from China)
Raido France Internationale, June 5, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150605-美国400万联邦雇员资料遭窃-怀疑黑客来自中国/

中國發動黑客攻擊逾10年 英美加遭殃 (Chinese hackers have been attacking U.K., U.S., and Canada for over a decade)
Apple Daily, June 8, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/international/art/20150608/19176387

Propaganda converges
China Media Project, June 8, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/06/08/38886/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Censorship and salesmanship at America’s biggest book fair
The New Yorker, June 5, 2015
http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/censorship-and-salesmanship-at-americas-biggest-book-fair

Lawyers face assaults amid China’s crackdown on human rights defenders
The Irish Times, June 7, 2015
http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lawyers-face-assaults-amid-china-s-crackdown-on-human-rights-defenders-1.2239277#.VXVTcZLVlDg

Access to Information (信息公开)

In Statement, Journalist Shi Tao Protests Deletion of WeChat Contents
微信圈被定点屏蔽 师涛发声明抗议
Human Rights in China, June 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/statement-journalist-shi-tao-protests-deletion-wechat-contents
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/wei-xin-quan-bei-ding-dian-ping-bi-shi-tao-fa-sheng-ming-kang-yi

Government control of China ferry aftermath weakens
The Financial Times, June 5, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ea95aa16-0b45-11e5-994d-00144feabdc0.html

China takes two-track approach to censoring Shangri-La Dialogue coverage
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1816138/china-takes-two-track-approach-censoring-singapore

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Women's rights body forced to shut office
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 5, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150605/news_20150605_56_1105283.htm

Related:
Feminist group forced to close in China after detentions
The Standard, June 5, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=62404

广西多人绝食纪念六四遭警方骚扰 (Over ten rights activists’ hunger strike in commemoration of June Fourth disrupted by police)
Voice of America, June 5, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/advocates-on-hunger-strike-on-june-4th-anniversary-20150604/2807113.html