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, April 07, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Lack of Answers Makes ‘Clear’ Missing Academics Are Detained in Xinjiang Camps: Exile Group
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京地产大亨任志强被纪委调查 此前曾发文批习近平 (Authorities say Beijing real estate tycoon Ren Zhiqiang is investigated by the Commission for Discipline Inspection, make no mention of his article critical of Xi Jinping)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 7, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China Publishes Sanitized Timeline Of Its COVID-19 Response
SupChina, April 6, 2020

伊朗官员质疑中国疫情数据造假 战狼外交官闻风而至 (Iranian health official questions validity of China’s official COVID-19 data, immediate push back from Chinese diplomat)
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2020

网上转发武汉排队领骨灰情景 河南女律师遭律协处分 (Henan lawyer is punished by Lawyers Association for circulating photos of Wuhan residents in long line to obtain relatives’ ashes from funeral home)
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国海外民运人士发起联署书 要求习近平下台 (In signature campaign, 21 Chinese overseas democracy activists ask Xi Jinping to step down)
Voice of America, April 7, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Justice delayed is justice denied’ says Hong Kong activist after top court denies appeal bid by cops who assaulted him
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2020

林鄭月娥:香港電台作為公營廣播機構必須維護一國兩制 (Carrie Lam: As a public broadcasting entity, RTHK should follow the "one country, two systems" principal)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 7, 2020

Commentary (评论)

瑞幸造假:愚人节的黑咖啡 (Luckin Coffee’s fabricated sales: Bitter coffee for April Fools' Day)
Financial Times, April 6, 2020

Monday, April 06, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang’s new rules against domestic violence expand China’s ‘extremism’ front to the home
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

'Shameless': anger as China quarantines freed human rights lawyer 400km from home
The Guardian, April 5, 2020

Related:
王全璋和維權律師李和平通電話 透露聽力受損門外有人看守 (In phone call, Wang Quanzhang tells his lawyer Li Heping his hearing is damaged, and guards are outside his room)
The Stand News, April 6, 2020

记者不断失踪 中方强硬对怼 (Reporters keep disappearing in China, MFA spokesperson goes on offensive)
Deutsche Welle, April 4, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

430,000 People Have Traveled From China to U.S. Since Coronavirus Surfaced
The New York Times, April 4, 2020

究责北京?美国会起草《李文亮法案》制裁瞒报外国官员 (A move to hold Beijing reponsible? U.S. to draft the "Li Wenliang Act" to sanction foreign officials for concealing information on COVID-19)
Radio Free Asia, April 3, 2020

China Pushes for Quiet Burials as Coronavirus Death Toll Is Questioned
中国真实死亡人数遭质疑,武汉新冠逝者被悄声埋葬

The New York Times, April 5, 2020

印度上联合国人权理事会控告中国隐瞒病毒致全球蔓延 索赔20万亿美元 (India files complaint at UN Human Rights Council against China over concealing COVID-19 infection causing global spread, seeks $20 trillion)
Radio France Internationale, April 5, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Zoom admits some calls were routed through China by mistake
TechCrunch, April 3, 2020

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The Citizen Lab, April 3, 2020

Commentary (评论)

美国国会议员批评中国官员加入联合国人权理事会协商小组 (U.S. Congressman criticizes appointment of Chinese official to UN Human Rights Council Consultative Group)
Voice of America, April 6, 2020

Friday, April 03, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李文足:我很自豪有这样的丈夫 (Li Wenzu: I am proud to have such a husband)
Deutsche Welle, April 3, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

风向或闯祸? 财新陷“卖国媒体”口水浪尖 (Wind direction or trouble? Caixin is accused of being "traitorous")
Radio France Internationale, April 3, 2020

Counterterrorism (反恐)

肺炎疫情将如何改变国家安全和间谍活动 (How COVID-19 epidemic will change national security and espionage)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 2, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

C.I.A. Hunts for Authentic Virus Totals in China, Dismissing Government Tallies
CIA称中国官方疫情数据严重失实

The New York Times, April 3, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

肺炎疫情:大数据监控公民留下的隐忧 (COVID-19 epidemic: Hidden worries left by big data monitoring of citizens)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 3, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Teenagers remanded over petrol bomb attack on Hong Kong police station
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2020

Hong Kong police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in an ‘uncontrolled and allegedly malicious manner’, UN-appointed experts claim
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2020

Hong Kong official reprimands TV station over WHO interview that mentioned Taiwan
The Guardian, April 3, 2020

聯合國去信質疑港警無差別使用化武 港府逾兩月無回覆 (UN inquiry on Hong Kong police's use of chemical weapons against protesters met with two months of silence from HKSAR gov’t)
The Stand News, April 3, 2020

中央駐港機構去年購入 22 個物業 獲豁免 8000 萬印花稅 (Beijing’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong bought 22 properties in 2019 with HK$80 million tax exemption)The Stand News, April 3, 2020

Commentary (评论)

The Virus Comes for Democracy
面对疫情,专制比民主更有优势?

The New York Times, April 3, 2020