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 06, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

鲁比奥:新疆拘留营情况比任何地方都糟 (Video: U.S. Congress, European Parliament co-host event focusing on Uyghur human rights in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, March 6, 2020

Xinjiang Camps: A Book Exposes CCP’s Lies
Bitter Winter, March 5, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

学者:中国以防疫之名 行社会监控和打压异己之实 (Scholars and human rights groups: China monitors, suppresses dissidents in name of coronavirus prevention)
Voice of America, March 5, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

‘Noodles’ and ‘Pandas’: Chinese People Are Using Secret Code to Talk About Coronavirus Online
Vice, March 6, 2020

Coronavirus: China seeks to recast itself from virus pariah to helping hand
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2020

蓬佩奥敦促中国公平对待外国媒体 (U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo urges China to treat foreign media working in China more fairly)
Voice of America, March 6, 2020

疫中访问中国,WHO专家组组长看到了什么? (What did WHO expert team leader see on visit to China during the coronavirus outbreak) The New York Times, March 5, 2020

Tibetan Online Chat Groups Shut Down in Qinghai for Spreading Virus 'Rumors'
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

外国人永居条例:遭斥“汉奸” 发改委专家否认曾称“外国人命更值钱” (China’s "Regulations on the Management of Permanent Residence of Foreigners" (draft ) causes uproar online for treating foreigners more favorably than natives)
Radio France Internationale, March 6, 2020

新冠疫情 中国屏蔽哪些词? 习近平 去武汉 李克强均在列 (China's official network supervision has risen to a new level with blocked words including Xi Jinping)
Radio France Internationale, March 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

'Fake, Fake': senior Chinese leader heckled by residents on visit to coronavirus city
The Guardian, March 6, 2020

“吹哨人” 李文亮获授“防疫先进”称号 真相和道歉付诸阙如 (China’s National Health Commission bestows "Whistleblower" Li Wenliang title of "Vanguard of Coronavirus Epidemic Prevention" without apologies)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2020

中国律师呼吁政府承担不当防疫的赔偿责任 (Chinese lawyer calls on government to compensate victims of improper coronavirus prevention)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2020

肺炎疫情:武汉居民向中央高官孙春兰举报政府抗疫工作有假(Wuhan residents shout "It's fake! It's fake!" at leader of central government guiding group inspecting a community in the COVID-19 epicenter)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 6, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: Hong Kong Correctional Services officers decry watchdog’s probe into handling of masks as ‘outrageous’
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2020

Hong Kong’s TVB axes RTHK programmes after watchdog’s rule change but smaller rivals likely to continue airing shows
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2020

只有中国能做?中国呼吁联合国阻止他国进行电子监控 (China closely surveilles its citizens and yet calls on UN to prevent certain countries from conducting large-scale electronic surveillance worldwide to collect personal information)
Voice of America, March 6, 2020

英国保守党要员拟推修正案彻底排除华为 (Senior Conservative MPs seek to pass amendment to ensure that UK networks are free of equipment provided by Huawei after 2022) Financial Times, March 5, 2020

鄭松泰指有囚犯調柙至最高級別監倉 《香港01》稱為梁天琦 (Edward Leung moved to maximum-security prison, sources say)
Stand News, March 5, 2020

Related:
Ex-localist leader Edward Leung transferred to maximum-security prison – report
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2020

Hong Kong’s police watchdog lacks power, impartiality and falls shorts of int’l standards, says Amnesty
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2020

指還押人士口罩不足 團體送口罩受阻 收押所衛生欠佳 區議員:似衛生地獄 ("A hygiene hell": District Councillor criticizes poor condition for arrestees in custody, groups blocked from delivering facemasks)
Stand News, March 5, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hu Ping: Xi Jinping Owes an Apology to the Chinese People and the World
Human Rights in China, March 6, 2020

Related:
胡平:习近平欠中国人民一个道歉,欠世界一个道歉
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2020

观察人士:面对疫情失控追责 中共试图改换话题(Observers: Facing demand for accountability for coronavirus epidemic, CPC tries to change the topic)
Voice of America, March 6, 2020

Why China's cruel imprisonment of my father should terrify us all
Washington Post, March 4, 2020

Thursday, March 05, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

The Coronavirus In Xinjiang — ‘Auxiliary Police To Visit Each Household’
Sup China, March 4, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

1226案(厦门聚会案)通报8:北京公安承认许志永在他们手中 网上大举抹黑 (As Xu Zhiyong is smeared online, Beijing police admit they have him)
Weiquanwang, March 5, 2020

被“首富黑老大”收买的省高院原副院长,开除党籍 (Former vice president of Shanxi provincial high court known for taking bribes from “the richest triad boss” is expelled from the Party)
Beijing News, March 5, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

武汉疫情惊疑 治愈病人出院复发猝死 消息尽删 (“Cured” coronavirus patient suddenly dies in relapse, all related news deleted)
Radio France Internationale, March 5, 2020

陈秋实友人徐晓东披露被当局噤声 (Authorities muzzle family of disappeared citizen journalist Chen Qiushi who police claim is under 4-week quarantine)
Voice of America , March 5, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s Proposed Immigration Changes Spark Xenophobic Backlash Online
The Diplomat, March 5, 2020

中国首席生化武器专家陈薇亲试第一支新冠肺炎疫苗造假照中国疯传 (Photo of faked story about China's chief biochemical weapon expert personally trying the first new coronavirus vaccine goes viral)
Radio France Internationale, March 5, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tibetan language learning eroded under China's 'bilingual education': rights group
Reuters, March 5, 2020

Coronavirus: China struggling to deal with mountain of medical waste created by epidemic
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2020

北京将立法,禁止买卖食用野生动物 (Beijing to legislate against wildlife trade and consumption)
Beijing News, March 5, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

新冠疫情中国线上上课 创新与屏蔽及封网进行时 (Teachers censored for posting "inappropriate pictures" in teaching online course on coronavirus outbreak)
Radio France International, March 5, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong TV channels no longer required to air programmes from public broadcaster RTHK
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2020

Related:
【免費台不播港台節目】民主派議員斥通訊局「政治封殺」 促政府重新考慮 (Pro-democracy legislators slam Communications Authority for "political persecution" over decision to retract requirement that TV channels must air RTHK programs)
Stand News, March 4, 2020

免費電視台毋須播港台節目 呂秉權:針對港台是策略 傳媒清洗報復正進行 (Reprisal and censorship targeting Hong Kong media underway, warns veteran Bruce Lui over decision on RTHK)
Stand News, March 4, 2020

警方再去信港台投訴「驚方訊息」 指內容令人誤解警隊 (Police send second complaint to Communications Authority, claiming satirical RTHK show "causes the public to misunderstand the police force")
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 4, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong group hands out masks donated by Shenzhen government but recipients are required to provide contact details online
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2020

Coronavirus: as food runs low, calls to speed up help for Hong Kongers stranded in Hubei province increase
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2020

醫管局員工陣線指局方臨床資訊反覆 前線醫護無所適從 (Hospital workers union criticizes the lowering of standards for bedside work in guidelines)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 4, 2020

外籍牧師主持同性婚姻儀式被捕 申司法覆核 今遭高院駁回 須付訟費 (Pastor of pro-LGBT church, arrested after holding marriage ceremony for same-sex couple, has application for judicial review rejected)
Stand News, March 4, 2020

PTU增1500人 消息:防暴隊常規化 (Police to hire 1500 more PTU officers, equivalent to regularizing riot police to handle protests)
Ming Pao, March 3, 2020

鄧炳強:運動至今共拘逾 7700 人 四成是學生 刑事毁壞案逾半犯案人未成年 (Over 40% of 7,700 protest arrests are students, and half of criminal =cases involving damage to property involve underage arrestees, police says)
Stand News, March 2, 2020

Commentary (评论)

时事大家谈:疫情蔓延全球,世界应该“感谢中国”吗?(Current Affairs: Should the world “thank China” for spreading coronavirus globally?)
Voice of America , March 6, 2020

Scrap the IPCC – we need a police complaints body Hongkongers can trust
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2020

《消失的真相,消失的公義》——警察暴力缺乏問責將為動盪火上加油 (Hong Kong: Missing Truth, Missing Justice -- The Case And International Legal Framework For The Establishment Of A Commission Of Inquiry Into The 2019 Protests (summary))
Amnesty International, March 5, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong: Missing Truth, Missing Justice -- The Case And International Legal Framework For The Establishment Of A Commission Of Inquiry Into The 2019 Protests (full report)
Amnesty International, March 5, 2020

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur Mother, Daughter Handed Lengthy Sentences in Xinjiang Prison for Overseas Ties
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

西藏青年企业家多吉扎西案最新动向 (Updates on Dorje Tashi, young Tibetan entrepreneur serving a life sentence since 2010)
Voice of America, March 04, 2020

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中国出任联合国安理会轮值主席 分享"反恐经验" (China will share "counterterrorism experience" during its UN Security Council presidency in March)
Deutsche Welle, March 4, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

A Chinese Doctor Injected Herself With an Untested Coronavirus Vaccine
Vice, March 04, 2020

TRANSLATION: “AS LONG AS WE SURVIVE,” BY FANG FANG
China Digital Times, March 03, 2020

自由之家年度报告批评中共过去一年加剧压制公民自由 ("China keeps turning screw on civil liberties and free speech," says U.S.-backed campaign group Freedom House)
Voice of America, March 4, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

微信早于12月屏蔽疫情消息 "习近平"成敏感词 (Citizen Lab report: WeChat censors words, including “Xi Jinping,” related to the COVID-19 outbreak since December 2019)
Deutsche Welle, March 4, 2020

Related:
How Information on the Coronavirus is Managed on Chinese Social Media
The Citizen Lab, March 3, 2020