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, July 24, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

美国政商界呼吁企业把新疆强迫劳工产品剔出产业供应链 (U.S. political, business circles urge companies to remove Xinjiang's forced labor products from industrial supply chain)
Voice of America, July 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tycoon Ren Zhiqiang who criticised Chinese leadership facing prosecution
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2020

伊力哈木获颁共产主义受难者基金会人权奖 (Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation honors Ilham Tohti with Human Rights Award)
Voice of America, July 24, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

中国二季度关闭两千多家网站 再掀大规模网络整治风暴 (China shuts down more than 2,000 websites in Q2 as storm of large-scale clean-up moves through the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China orders US consulate in Chengdu to close as tensions rise
The Guardian, July 24, 2020

蓬佩奥发表“新铁幕演讲” 呼吁世界和中国人“改变中国共产党” (In "New Iron Curtain Speech," Pompeo urges the world and Chinese people to "change the conduct of Communist Party of China")
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2020

Related:
Speech by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo: “Communist China and the Free World’s Future”
U.S. Department of State, July 23, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

研究称大疆无人机控制应用存在安全漏洞 (Popular Chinese-Made Drone Is Found to Have Security Weakness)
The New York Times, July 24, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: trio cleared of rioting, but husband and wife guilty of radio offence
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2020

National security law: EU proposes cutting off Hong Kong’s access to goods used in surveillance and ‘internal repression’
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2020

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

190团体吁终结新疆强迫劳动 向服饰品牌施压 (Groups call for end to forced labor in Xinjiang, pressure aimed at apparel brands)
Deutsche Welle, July 23, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

因批习获罪? 任志强被指贪污遭开除党籍移送法办 (Guilty for criticizing Xi? Ren Zhiqiang, expelled from CPC, faces criminal prosecution for corruption)
Radio France International, July 23, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

“重拳利剑” - 中国开启新一轮网络整治 ("Heavy fist and sharp sword": China launches new campaign to bring Internet under control)
Deutsche Welle, July 23, 2020

Related:
国家网信办针对网络传播秩序突出问题亮利剑出重拳 集中整治商业网站平台和“自媒体”违法违规行为 (CAC takes sharp sword and heavy fist against acute problems in Internet dissemination order, centralizes control of violations of laws and regulations by commercial and “self-media” web platforms)
cac.gov.cn, July 23, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China ‘set to shut US consulate’ in response to Houston closure, and denies Covid-19 is a factor
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2020

US prosecutors say Chinese researcher is evading arrest in San Francisco consulate
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US Senate panel unanimously approves ban on TikTok on government devices
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2020

法国网络安全局ANSSI确认:华为设备也将被法国网络逐步排除 (French Nat’l Cybersecurity Agency ANSSI confirms gradual phaseout of Huawei equipment from French networks)
Radio France Internationale, July 23, 2020

滥用科技侵犯人权 中共再成众矢之的 (Abusing technology to violate human rights: CPC is again the target)
Voice of America, July 23, 2020

Related:
USCIRF Virtual Hearing on Technological Surveillance of Religion in China
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, July 22, 2020

U.S. Senate report accuses China of 'digital authoritarianism'
Reuters, July 21, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing threatens to stop recognising Hong Kong BN(O) passports in retaliation for British offer to city residents
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2020

【稱違限聚令】警方自行定義「記者」票控網媒學生報 記協:無法律基礎 (Hong Kong Journalists Association: Police’s ticketing web media, student newspaper journalists for gathering ban violation lacks legal basis)
CitizenNews, July 23, 2020

港區國安法|德外長:將推出回應措施 如簡化港人入境限制及終止與港引渡協議等 (German Foreign Minister on National Security Law for Hong Kong: Countermeasures will include reducing entry restrictions for Hong Kong residents, terminating extradition agreement with Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, July 23, 2020

《港區國安法》爭議多 終院最資深海外非常任法官賀輔明勳爵:問題將需要回答 (Lord Hoffmann, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, on National Security Law: Controversial questions will need answering)
The Stand News, July 23, 2020

歐盟香港報告憂國安法毀兩制 港府斥毫無根據 不認同區會選舉和平進行 (Hong Kong gov’t slams EU concerns over National Security Law’s destruction of “One country, two systems” as unfounded, disagrees with characterization of district council elections as peaceful)
The Stand News, July 23, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong 2019 Annual Report: an exceptionally challenging year
European Commission, July 22, 2020

國際工聯:香港勞權惡化與中國屬同級別 侵害勞權公司國泰榜上有名 (Int’l Trade Union Confederation: Worker's rights in Hong Kong has sunk to the same level as China; Cathay Pacific is listed as a violator of worker's rights)
inmediahk.net, July 23, 2020

Related:
2020 ITUC Global Rights Index: The World's Worst Countries for Workers
International Trade Union Confederation, June 18, 2020

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

维权律师丁家喜传看守所遭受酷刑 (Family of rights defense lawyer Ding Jiaxi: Ding is reportedly tortured in detention center)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China says US ordered abrupt closure of its Houston consulate
The Guardian, July 22, 2020

China Uses W.H.O. Inquiry to Tout Coronavirus Response
中国借WHO调查宣传抗疫成果

The New York Times, July 22, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Hackers linked to China allegedly stole data from Australian defence contractor
The Guardian, July 22, 2020

Cytus II game removed in China over links to pro-Hong Kong morse code message
The Guardian, July 21, 2020

U.S. Accuses Hackers of Trying to Steal Coronavirus Vaccine Data for China
美国起诉两名中国黑客,指其试图窃取新冠疫苗数据

The New York Times, July 21, 2020

美国起诉两名中国公民发动黑客攻击 (U.S. sues 2 Chinese citizens for hacking activities)
Voice of America, July 22, 2020

费加罗:网攻,假信息,盯工业…中国间谍强大攻势 (Le Figaro: Cyberattacks, disinformation, industrial surveillance— the great offensive of Chinese spies, Part 1)
费加罗:网攻,假信息,盯工业…中国间谍强大攻势(下)(Le Figaro: Cyberattacks, disinformation, industrial surveillance— the great offensive of Chinese spies, Part 2)
Radio France International, July 22, 2020

Source:
Cyberattaques, désinformation, surveillance industrielle... La grande offensive des espions chinois
Le Figaro Magazine, July 17, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Britain unveils details of citizenship offer for Hongkongers with BN(O) passports
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2020

7.21一周年|159人違限聚令遭票控 警指網媒學生記者非豁免人士 (At 7.21 Yuen Long Attack anniversary rally, police ticketed 159 people for gathering ban violation, including journalists and students)
HK01, July 22, 2020

曾被提點「小心觸犯國安法」 漫畫家阿塗《明周》專欄被腰斬 (Ming Pao Weekly drops political cartoonist Ah To's column after previously urging him to be careful about "National Security Law violation")
The Stand News, July 22, 2020

Commentary (评论)

施明磊: 有关恐惧,有关医治——程渊妻子的一周年回忆 (Shi Minglei: About terror and medical treatment—Chen Yuan’s wife on the one-year anniversary of his arrest)
Human Rights in China, July 21, 2020

Related:
长沙公益仨 (The Case of the Changsha Three)
Human Rights in China, May 2020

吴有水:我和我的儿子吴葛健雄——献给我的儿子吴葛健雄被捕一周年 (Wu Youshui: My son, Wu Gejianxing, and I —— Writing to my son on the one-year anniversary of his arrest)
Weiquanwang, July 21, 2020

吴有水:我和我的儿子吴葛健雄之二 (Wu Youshui: My son, Wu Gejianxiong, and I, Part 2)
Weiquanwang, July 22, 2020