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.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Exclusive: China bars media coverage of Disney's 'Mulan' after Xinjiang backlash - sources
Reuters, September 10, 2020

维吾尔人暗语泣诉:新疆政策毁家灭族 (Seeking asylum in Australia, Uyghur speaks out: Xinjiang policy destroys entire families)
Deutsche Welle, September 10, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

曾声援许章润的出版人耿潇男夫妇 涉“非法经营罪”被刑拘 (Publisher Geng Xiaonan and wife, who voiced support for Xu Zhangrun, are detained for crime of "illegal business operation")
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

In China, GitHub Is a Free Speech Zone for Covid Information
Wired, September 9, 2020

美大使投稿人民日报望与中国公众直接沟通,中国拒绝反称美方霸道 (People’s Daily rejects article submitted by U.S. ambassador wishing to reach Chinese public directly, calls submission “hegemonic and unreasonable”)
Voice of America, September 10, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Bid to Write the Global Rules on Data Security
The Diplomat, September 10, 2020

Related:
全球数据安全倡议
Global Initiative on Data Security
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, September 8, 2020

China urges neighbours to back its data security ideas, not the US’
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Reform hopes rise as China focuses on inward economic shift
Reuters, September 10, 2020

Thousands of Tibetans Driven From Their Homes by China to Make Way For National Park
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Hong Kong lecturers review university syllabuses, move to protect student freedoms for start of academic year under new legislation
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2020

Lawyer for one of 12 Hongkongers arrested at sea says mainland China prosecutors refused to handle his complaint over client access
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2020

Hong Kong activist ‘pleasantly surprised’ after Xi Jinping co-opts pro-democracy slogan in speech
Apple Daily, September 10, 2020

As China Cracks Down, Hong Kongers Start Digitally Preserving Their City
VICE, September 10, 2020

Hong Kong police detain 15 over multimillion-dollar manipulation of Next Digital stock after Jimmy Lai arrest, cite heavy losses for investors
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2020

股民以入股形式支持壹传媒属违法? 港警拘捕15人指“操控股价” (Illegal for investors to support Next Media by buying shares? Hong Kong police arrest 15 people for “stock manipulation”)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2020

香港再獲評為全球最自由經濟體 報告憂法治削弱影響評分 港府:偏頗及選擇性評論 (Based on 2018 data, report rates Hong Kong as world’s freest economy but raises concern over impact of weakened rule of law; Hong Kong gov’t: Criticism is biased and selectively-based)
The Stand News, September 10, 2020

Related:
Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report
The Fraser Institute, September 10, 2020

Commentary (评论)

The Sino-British Joint Declaration and International Law: Is there a role for international courts in upholding the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong?
The Diplomat, September 9, 2020

When Emulating Mao, Xi Should Not Forget the Cultural Revolution
The Diplomat, September 9, 2020

中国争夺国际组织权柄, 谋取私利颠覆国际秩序 (China competes for authority over int’l organizations, seeks private gains, and subverts international order)
Voice of America, September 10, 2020

Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

U.S. Raises China Pressure Over Uighurs With Import-Ban Plan
Bloomberg, September 9, 2020

Three Internment Camps Operating in Xinjiang’s Kashgar, Despite Chinese Claims of Closures
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

When Chinese State Security police knocked on ABC journalist Bill Birtles' door, he realised he was no longer safe in China
ABC, September 8, 2020

China-Australia dispute escalates after 'tit for tat' investigations
Sydney Morning Herald, September 9, 2020

Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China
Associated Press, September 9, 2020

US blocking visas of some Chinese graduate students and researchers, says Homeland Security chief
Reuters, September 9, 2020

柏林:中國人權現狀「急劇惡化」 (Berlin: Human rights situation in China is rapidly deteriorating)
Deutsche Welle, September 9, 2020

抗疫表彰官媒不提李文亮 舆论指责官方篡改历史 (Li Wenliang is left out of official anti-epidemic honor roll; government is accused of rewriting history)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2020

China’s human rights abuses: 321 NGOs call for UN investigation into violations by Beijing
Agence France-Presse, September 9, 2020

全球60国300个团体齐声敦促联合国紧急处理中国人权问题 (Over 300 human rights groups from 60 countries urge UN to take emergency actions on human rights situation in China)
Voice of America, September 9, 2020

Related:
Global call for international human rights monitoring mechanisms on China
321 NGOs, September 9, 2020

苹果公司公布人权政策 中国代工厂却传出侮辱工人视频 (Video of workers being humiliated in Apple's factory in China leaked as Apple publishes new human rights policy)
Voice of America, September 9, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tycoon who criticised China’s ‘emperor’ and ‘clown’ faces corruption trial
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

China, Carrie Lam, Say Hong Kong Has Been Controlled by Beijing Since 1997
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2020

Hong Kong teen cleared of weapons charges after court finds police officer failed to present whole account of arrest
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2020

Rights lawyer says China may have appointed ‘state lawyers’ to Hongkonger arrested whilst fleeing by boat
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2020

12 港人送中 內地律師今申請會見再被拒 指當事人已被委派官派律師 續要求會晤核實 (12 Hong Kongers detained in China are denied access to family—appointed lawyers)
The Stand News, September 9, 2020

消息:721 馮程淑儀不斷收元朗短片 林鄭及心腹疑兩小時內無處理 稱警無報告情況 (Sources: Government officials knew of the 7.21 Yuen Long Attack as it was unfolding but took no actions due to confusion and disbelief; later blamed police for failure to report)
The Stand News, September 9, 2020

Related:
How History Gets Rewritten
The Atlantic, September 8, 2020

香港反送中被捕人數破萬 五分之一遭檢控 (Over 10,000 Hong Kongers arrested since democracy movement in the past year but only 1/5 were charged, raising concern over arbitrary arrests)
Deutsche Welle, September 9, 2020

蓬佩奧:香港穩定要靠民主及問責而非限制言論自由 (Pompeo: Democracy and government accountability to the people are the best paths to stability in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 9, 2020

Commentary (评论)

America’s Political Immune System Is Overreacting to China
Foreign Policy, September 8, 2020

The Coming Tech Cold War With China
Foreign Affairs, September 9, 2020

Tuesday, September 08, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Independent Tribunal Launched to Judge Claims of Mass Atrocities Crimes in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2020

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

US paper says its reporter was interrogated and held by police while covering Inner Mongolia language protests
Associated Press, September 4, 2020

China’s Crackdown on Mongolian Culture
The Diplomat, September 4, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China says Australian TV anchor detained on ‘national security’ grounds
Agence France-Presse, September 8, 2020

被拘押19个月首见律师 杨恒均:我是清白的,将抗争到底 (In first meeting with lawyer after 19 months in detention, Yang Hengjun says: I am innocent and will fight to the end)
Radio France International, September 4, 2020

北京:成蕾被拘系涉嫌危害中国国家安全 (Beijing: Australian national CGTV journalist Cheng Lei is detained on suspicion of endangering China's national security)
Deutsche Welle, September 8, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Australia flies journalists out of China after questioning
Reuters, September 7, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Freezes Credentials for Journalists at U.S. Outlets, Hinting at Expulsions
中国暂停为多家美媒驻华记者续签记者证

The New York Times, September 7, 2020

New Chinese textbook that says Cultural Revolution brought ‘disaster’ on country stirs debate about historical memory
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China launches initiative for global data security issues
The Washington Post, September 8, 2020

Read Apple’s commitment to freedom of expression that doesn’t mention China
The Verge, September 4, 2020

Forget TikTok. China’s Powerhouse App Is WeChat, and Its Power Is Sweeping.
微信:一款不可或缺的应用背后,中共的监控与宣传

The New York Times, September 8, 2020

中印冲突:印度再禁118款中国应用,中方抨击“滥用国家安全”概念 (China-India conflict: India bans 118 Chinese apps again, China criticizes the concept of "abuse of national security")
BBC, September 8, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

No ‘separation of powers’ in Hong Kong, Beijing agencies say, adding Deng Xiaoping spelled out stance in 1987
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2020

香港中联办发言人:香港特别行政区行政主导的政治体制由其宪制地位所决定 (LOCPG Spokesperson: The political system led by HKSAR is determined by its constitutional position)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R., September 7, 2020

国务院港澳办发言人:关于香港特别行政区实行“三权分立”的说法必须纠正 (HKMAO Spokesperson: The talk of HKSAR's “separation of powers” needs correction)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, September 7, 2020

U.N. experts decry Hong Kong security law in open letter to China
Reuters, September 3, 2020

联合国专家指国安法侵害港人基本权利 (UN Experts say National Security Law violates Hong Kong People's basic rights)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2020

Related:
Seven UN experts’ communications to China urging review and reconsideration of National Security Law to comply with international law
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 1, 2020

UN Legal Experts Urge China to Review, Reconsider National Security Law to Comply with Its International Obligations
Human Rights in China, September 6, 2020

Hong Kong residents arrested at sea 'will have to be dealt with' by mainland China: Lam
Reuters, September 8, 2020

Hong Kong Detainees in China Denied Meetings with Defense Lawyers
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2020

Hong Kong activist Tam Tak-chi faces sedition charges for uttering protest slogans, hours after leader Carrie Lam’s free speech assurances
Agence France-Presse, September 8, 2020

香港进「以言入罪」年代 首以发表煽动文字拘捕社运人士谭得志 (Hong Kong enters era of "criminalization of speech" with arrest of social activist Tam Tak-chi for publishing sedition)
Radio France International, September 6, 2020

Hong Kong protests: at least 289 arrested as scattered groups heed online calls to rally on postponed election day
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2020

Related:
Video: Hong Kong police say ‘minimum force’ was used to tackle fleeing 12-year-old girl during pro-democracy demo
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2020

12 歲女童被警制服 小童群益會發聲明:執法人員須避免兒童受傷害 (Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association issues statement on police wrestling 12-year-old girl to the ground: Law enforcement must prevent children from being harmed)
The Stand News, September 8, 2020

National security law: keep views on Hong Kong politics to yourself, international school group warns teachers in new guidelines
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2020

Commentary (评论)

In Hong Kong, separation of powers has been a non-issue since 1987
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2020

How Chinese talk differently about dictatorship than Westerners
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2020

三權分立是中英國際協議(鍾劍華)(Robert Chung, chair of Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute: Separation of powers is a Sino-British international agreement)
Apple Daily, September 7, 2020