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.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Doctor Says She is Safe And Well Amid Concern She Was Detained
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

被解封的中国使馆帐号批评推特搞言论自由“双标” (Through its unblocked account, Chinese embassy criticizes Twitter for "double standards" on freedom of speech)
Deutsche Welle, April 15, 2020

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Coronavirus pandemic and protests highlight need for national security legislation in Hong Kong, says Beijing’s top official in city
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
Associated Press, April 15, 2020

四部门:外籍人员集中隔离产生的费用由个人负担 (Four-ministry joint announcement: foreigners in collective quarantine to be responsible for their own expenses)
Beijing News, April 15, 2020

对话美威州议长 中国外交官"私信"求称赞始末 (Head of Wisconsin State Senate: Chinese consulate seeks praise for China’s coronavirus control)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2020

Related:
Chinese Consulate Asked Wisconsin State Senate to Praise CCP for ‘Sharing Key Information’ about Coronavirus, Emails Show
National Review, April 14, 2020

法媒:疫情下广州排斥非洲人种族主义浪潮激怒非洲舆论 (French media: Guangzhou's discrimination of Africans in epidemic ignites anger across continent)
Radio France Internationale, April 14, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong top judge denies ‘any form of interference’ by Beijing over city’s judicial independence
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2020

駱惠寧:香港維護國安機制不完善 違法者得不到懲治惹仿效 (Luo Huining: national security mechanism in Hong Kong is imperfect, lack of punishment against violators will attract imitators)
Stand News, April 15, 2020

Realted:
中聯辦駱惠寧主任就「全民國家安全教育日」網站開通致辭 (Speech of Luo Huining, head of Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, at launch of National Security Education Day 2020 website)
Hong Kong Policy Research Institute - Hong Kong Vision Project, April 15, 2020

林鄭:反修例示威引發大量暴力事件 近乎恐怖主義 不有效遏制可能危害國家安全 (Carrie Lam: numerous terrorist-like violent incidents during anti-extradition protests can harm national security if not contained)
Stand News, April 15, 2020

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

美国纪录片暗访新疆:官员直言,维吾尔人没有人权 (In footage shot undercover, U.S. documentary shows official saying: Uyghurs have no human rights)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2020

Related:
China Undercover
Frontline (PBS), April 7, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国导演拍许志永纪录片遭“煽颠”监居 家人打破沉默要求公义 (Chinese director of Xu Zhiyong documentary is put under residential surveillance on "incitement" charges; family speaks out, seeks justice)
Voice of America, April 15, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Beijing tightens grip over coronavirus research, amid US-China row on virus origin
CNN, April 13, 2020

China clamping down on coronavirus research, deleted pages suggest
The Guardian, April 11, 2020

中媒: 当局曾告诫医院“注意政治影响” (Chinese media: Authorities warned hospital on "political impact" of information on coronavirus)
Deutsche Welle, April 13, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student carrying two petrol bombs arrested outside police station
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2020

Hong Kong barristers call on Beijing to 'exercise restraint' in comments
Reuters, April 14, 2020

Special Report: Hong Kong judges battle Beijing over rule of law as pandemic chills protests
Reuters, April 14, 2020

港澳辦譴責內會拖延選主席 中聯辦點名批郭榮鏗 (State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office condemns delay of election of LegCo House Committee chair and deputy chair, Liaison Office accuses Dennis Kwok)
Ming Pao, April 13, 2020

Related:
林鄭月娥:港澳辦中聯辦非干預 郭榮鏗阻撓內會選主席「鐵證如山」 (Carrie Lam: Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and Liaison Office are not interfering in Hong Kong's affairs, evidence of Dennis Kwok delaying election is solid)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2020

Commentary (评论)

新华社“疫情纪事”距离真相有多远?(2) (国际合作篇) (How far is Xinhua News Agency's "epidemic chronicle" from the truth? (2) (International Cooperation))
Voice of America, April 14, 2020

Friday, April 10, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Classroom Instruction Switch From Tibetan to Chinese in Ngaba Sparks Worry, Anger
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

方方日记将在欧美出版 网民抨击“给西方递刀” (Netizens slam forthcoming publication of Fang Fang ’s Wuhan diary in Europe and U.S. as “handing the knife to the West”)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

瑞幸咖啡遭遇做空 疫情危机下中概股受到的放大镜式狙击 (At heels of Luckin Coffee fraud scandal, China stocks come under magnified scrutiny in epidemic crisis)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 10, 2020

数千美国人加入诉讼 要求中国政府赔偿新冠病毒损失 (Thousands of Americans join lawsuit to seek COVID-19-related damages from Chinese gov’t)
Voice of America, April 10, 2020

联合国前环境署长:冠状病毒大流行责任在中国 (In “Le Monde” article, former UNEP director join others to highlight China’s role in COVID-19 pandemic)
Radio France Internationale, April 9, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

UN’s partnership with Tencent at odds with its push for global unity
Financial Times, April 10, 2020

The UN is partnering with China’s biggest surveillance software company
Quartz, April 2, 2020

Some 'Animal Crossing' players in China are using the game to protest government policies, and now the Chinese government is banning the game
Business Insider, April 10, 2020

《动物森友会》全网下架,疑用户“自主创作”引祸 (High degree of creative freedom might cause Animal Crossing to be taken off shelf in China)
AI Finance Economic, April 10, 2020

与中国关系千丝万缕 Zoom安全隐患受关注 (Heightened scrutiny of Zoom security risks that are inextricably tied to China)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

【獨家】向警取個人資料片 事主稱被索五至十萬 (Woman seeks police footage showing her being strip-searched, gets charged HKD100,000)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 10, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Letting a wolf in the sheep pen
Taipei Times, Apr 11, 2020