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.

Monday, November 19, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese city urges those 'poisoned by extremism', who follow conservative Islam to confess crimes
Reuters, November 19, 2018

China says ambassadors concerned over Muslim re-education camps should not 'interfere'
The Independent, November 17, 2018

Prominent Uyghur language researcher disappears, feared in China’s re-education camps
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Outcry as Chinese erotic writer jailed for more than 10 years over gay sex scenes in novel
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2018

妻子探监才得知:新疆前法官黄云敏被判十年 (Former Xinjiang judge jailed for ten years for teaching legal knowledge to petitioners, wife found out sentence during prison visit)
Radio Free Asia, Novmeber 16, 2018

广州受辱女律师反遭行政处罚
Police in China's Guangzhou threaten beaten lawyer with punishment
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2018

How China’s desperate petitioners are blocked from seeking justice
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese authorities clamp down on Twitter activity
Agence France-Presse, November 19, 2018

Related:
中国清网殃及海外推特 (China’s online clean-up spreads to Twitter
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 20-18

Activist detained, fired in China's Jiangsu over Twitter posts
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2018

China's Xi makes push into Pacific; scores “own goal” with block on media
Reuters, November 16, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How a Chinese #MeToo musical whipped up a storm before the censors stepped in
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2018

China’s street dance scene thrives despite TV censorship of ‘immoral’ hip hop
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan warned it could be kicked out of Olympics if name change that angers Beijing goes ahead
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2018

“Simply not true”: China rejects claims Apec diplomats tried to “barge” in on PNG minister’s office to influence communique
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Video: China's spying eyes
Al Jazeera, November 15, 2018

鲁比奥:威权中国输出中兴科技,支持外国独裁者 (U.S. lawmaker: Authoritarian China exporting ZTE tech to support foreign dictatorships)
Voice of America, November 15, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong “Occupy” protest leaders deny public nuisance charges
Reuters, November 19, 2018

Related:
佔中九子「不認罪」聲明:抗政治檢控 還歷史一個公道 (Statement on not-guilty plea: Fight political prosecution, return justice to history)
The Stand News, November 19, 2018

”We were always willing to be sacrificed”: Hong Kong Umbrella Movement leaders go on trial
Agence France-Presse, November 19, 2018

【佔中9人案開審.短片】英議員動議譴責 林鄭批干預內部事務非常不可取 (British MPs move to condemn HKSAR government for prosecution of Occupy leaders with “vague charges.” Carrie Lam calls it interference with internal affairs)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2018

【補選臨近】自由黨突棄提23條議案 盼改討論中美貿易戰 否認受政府遊說 (Pro-Beijing lawmaker abandons motion on national security law)
The Stand News, November 19, 2018

In Pictures: “Call for the law, equality for all” – Hong Kong Pride attendees demand greater LGBT+ legal protection
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2018

Related:
Christian and gay: LGBT church group first to worship at Hong Kong Pride Parade
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2018

9 in 10 Hong Kong primary school children on welfare are not having basic needs met, says Society for Community Organisation ahead of World Children’s Day
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2018

Censorship in Hong Kong since the 2014 Umbrella Movement: an overview and tally
Hong Kong Free Press, November 17, 2018

Commentary (评论)

The UN Security Council in China: One million Uighurs in detention deserve world’s attention
Human Rights Watch, November 19, 2018

香港已不再是香港
Benny Tai Yiu-ting: Hong Kong isn’t what it was, nor what it’s supposed to be
The New York Times, November 18, 2018

阿離:#MeToo第一案,為香港帶來了甚麼?(What did the first #MeToo case in Hong Kong bring for the city?)
The Initium, November 17, 2018

Friday, November 16, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

十五位驻华大使联名致函陈全国 要求面谈新疆人权 (15 embassies issue letter to China requesting meeting with XUAR officials on human rights situation)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2018

Related:
環時社評:新疆穩定勝取悅西方 斥西方「應對無辜平民冤魂感羞愧」(Global Times: Stability in region trumps pleasing the West)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2018

专访:联邦议院讨论新疆问题具有重要意义 (Interview with German Federal Commissioner for Human Rights: The importance of the German parliament’s discussion of Xinjiang crisis)
Deutsche Welle, November 15, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

陳浩天律師團隊遭網絡攻擊 機密通訊疑被大陸黑客截取 (Hong Kong National Party leader Andy Chan’s lawyers attacked by mainland hackers, Bar Association urged to respond as police face conflict of interest)
The Stand News, November 15, 2018

Related:
Cyber-attackers reportedly target lawyers for Andy Chan, leader of banned pro-independence party
Hong Kong Free Press, November 16, 2018

广州荔湾警方继非法抓捕、酷刑审讯目击证人后,欲处罚孙世华律师 (After illegal arrest, assault, detention of key witnesses, Guangzhou police proceed to punish assaulted rights defense lawyer Sun Shihua)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 16, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国网监出台新规定 全面彻底扼杀网络不同声音 (Cyberspace Administration of China issues new regulation stifing opinion on Internet)
Voice of America, November 15, 2018

Related:
国信办:具舆论属性或社会动员能力的网信服务应开展安全评估 (New Cyberspace Administration of China regulation mandates security evaluation for services with “public opinion” nature or “social mobilization” capabilities, including blogs, chatrooms, communication applications, and livestreams)
The Paper, November 15, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Peking University warns students to avoid activism with labour-rights group or face arrest
Agence France-Presse, November 16, 2018

Related:
北大校园公安暴力事件持续发酵 校方加强思想管控 (Police violence and abduction on Peking University campus continues to brew as university tightens thought control)
Voice of America, November 16, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中梵协议难挡温州地下教会主教再失踪 (Vatican-Beijing agreement fails to prevent bishop of underground church being disappeared)
Voice of America, November 16, 2018

Related:
Detention of bishop in China's Zhejiang casts doubts on Vatican deal
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2018

China chemical spill: 7 arrested as fishermen wait for news on compensation
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2018

China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after U.S. rebuke
Reuters, November 16, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

【監管加辣】《王者榮耀》啟用「賬號時長共享」、人臉識別 (Tencent tests implementation of facial recognition to access mobile game, in cooperation with government attempts to limit play time)
Ming Pao, November 15, 2018

Can China take a lesson from Estonia in using public data?
Deutsche Welle, November 15, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

“Death knell” of press freedom in Hong Kong has been a long time coming
CNN, November 16, 2018

撐盡早為 23 條立法 田北俊:愈遲愈辣,中央幾年後更強勢 (“The earlier the better”: In backing motion on national security law, Liberal Party James Tien cites fears of worsening pressure from CPC if matter is dragged out)
The Stand News, November 16, 2018

“Another Chinese city?”: Review Hong Kong’s status as a separate customs area for tech exports, urges U.S. report
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2018

Related:
Changing trade policy on Hong Kong will hurt U.S. just as much, city’s leader Carrie Lam says in response to critical congressional report
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2018

Top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong Kurt Tong says congressional report calling for reassessment of city’s trade status “certainly deserves careful review”
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2018

Commentary (评论)

UN rights review gives Hong Kong a chance to uphold core values
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2018

讀者來函:為何佳士聲援團會被扣上「非法組織」的帽子? (Why are Jasic worker supporters labeled as an “illegal organization”?)
The Initium, November 16, 2018

On statehood: Xinjiang autonomy and its enemies
Brown Political Review, November 14, 2018

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Exclusive: In rare coordinated move, Western envoys seek meeting on Xinjiang concerns
Reuters, November 15, 2018

China issues white paper on cultural protection, development in Xinjiang
Sina English, November 15, 2018

China says foreign concerns over Muslim rights unwarranted
Associated Press, November 15, 2018

U.S. measure to urge possible China sanctions over Xinjiang crackdown
Reuters, November 14, 2018

Related:
维吾尔人权政策法案:美参议员联署提案
U.S. lawmakers unveil bill calling for release of Uyghurs from China’s detention camps
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2018

噩梦般的旧日重现 – 为何习近平加强镇压
China’s bad old days are back: Why Xi Jinping is ramping up repression
Foreign Affairs, November 14, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Minitrue: Charges related to Lau Hei-wing case
China Digital Times, November 14, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

University in Hong Kong “surprised” as mainland Chinese judges hold Communist Party meeting on its campus
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2018

Even propagandist Eric X. Li falls victim to a new censorship campaign
SupChina, November 14, 2018

Chinese university “rethinking” checks on students’ electronic devices after privacy complaints
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese bishop “missing” despite historic deal between Beijing and Vatican
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2018

Shenzhen commits to compensate protesting pneumoconiosis workers
China Labour Bulletin, November 14, 2018

Trade war has little impact so far on factory worker protests in China
China Labour Bulletin, November 14, 2018