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, October 15, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur Former Volleyball Star on Crutches After Developing Kidney Condition in Xinjiang Camp
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetans not obliged to take part in ‘labour transfer programme’, regional government chief says
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2020

China Angered as US Names Human Rights Envoy for Tibet
Reuters, October 15, 2020

美任命西藏事务官员 促进中国与达赖喇嘛对话 (U.S. appoints Tibetan affairs official to promote dialogue between China and Dalai Lama)
Deutsche Welle, October 15, 2020

Related:
Designation of a United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
U.S. Department of State, October 14, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

美国笔会呼吁国会关注许志永案 (PEN America urges congressional attention to Xu Zhiyong's case)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2020

Related:
[VIRTUAL] CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING FOR XU ZHIYONG
Pen America, October 14, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's Sinopharm offered experimental vaccine to students going abroad – reports
The Guardian, October 15, 2020

英国军情五处新处长首次公开讲话 称中国威胁愈发严重复杂 (In first public address, new MI5 chief says security challenges from China have become more complex)
BBC, October 15, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

40余国已加入清洁网络 美国务卿宣布5G安全劣势逆转 (More than 40 countries join Clean Network initiative; U.S. Secretary of State: “5G tide has turned”)
Voice of America, October 15, 2020

中国、联合国合建数据中心 引发外界担忧 (China and UN to join in building data center, causing concerns)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai's office raided by police ahead of hearing
Deutsche Welle, October 15, 2020

【六四集會案】黎智英等 24 人轉介區院下月再訊 羅冠聰張崑陽缺席 法庭發拘捕令 (Jimmy Lai, 23 others to be tried in district court next month; arrest warrant out for Nathan Law and Sunny Cheung)
The Stand News, October 15, 2020

美國首份香港自治法報告 警告金融機構勿與林鄭在內被制裁中港官員做生意 (U.S. releases first report under Hong Kong Autonomy Act; warns financial institutions to halt transactions with sanctioned officials including Carrie Lam)
The Stand News, October 15, 2020

Related:
Identification of Foreign Persons Involved in the Erosion of the Obligations of China Under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law
U.S. Department of State, October 14, 2020

Commentary (评论)

专访美国学者:中国如何用科技在新疆和世界作恶 (Interview with U.S. scholar: How China uses technology to do evil in Xinjiang and the world)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2020

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

5 takeaways from Xi Jinping’s speech during 40th anniversary visit to Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2020

China tells French museum: don't mention Genghis Khan in your Genghis Khan exhibition
The Telegraph, October 14, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's human rights record slammed after UNHRC reelection
Deutsche Welle, October 14, 2020

中國再入人權理事會 人權組織憂公信力受損 (With China reelected to UN Human Rights Council, human rights groups question council's credibility)
Deutsche Welle, October 14, 2020

Canada’s Justin Trudeau slams China on human rights, ‘coercive diplomacy’
Agence France-Presse, October 14, 2020

MI5 boss says Russian and Chinese threats to UK 'growing in severity'
The Guardian, October 14, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国微信审查将进一步合法化?美微联会被质疑非法筹资 (China one step closer to legalizing WeChat censorship; U.S. WeChat Users Alliance suspected of illegal crowdfunding)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2020

中国再次被列侵犯网络自由最严重国家 (China again tops list of countries with severe Internet freedom infringement)
Voice of America, October 14, 2020

Related:
Freedom on the Net 2020: The Pandemic's Digital Shadow
Freedom House, October 14, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Another Hong Kong magistrate reassigned after criticism of protest rulings
Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2020

押後選舉全力推內地投票 據報政府下月提修例 不設公眾諮詢 票站秩序或交內地執法 (After postponing Legco election, Hong Kong gov’t pushes for polling stations in mainland China with no public consultation in Hong Kong)
The Stand News, October 14, 2020

12港人送中︱家屬促林鄭向習近平表達關注 促深圳公開官派律師資料 (Families of 12 Hong Kongers captured at sea urge Carrie Lam to raise their concerns with Xi Jinping; Shenzhen to release information of assigned lawyers)
Apple Daily, October 14, 2020

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

China Confirms Jailing of Five Missing Relatives of Netherlands-Based Uyghur Activist
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

Detained Taiwanese man accused of endangering national security ‘confesses’ on Chinese state TV
Agence France-Presse, October 12, 2020

中国接连播台湾间谍“认罪”视频 台湾斥构陷逼供 (Taiwan condemns “confessions” by its nationals on CCTV as staged and coerced)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China, Russia and Saudi Arabia set to join UN human rights council
The Guardian, October 12, 2020

中国再角逐联合国人权机构席位 人权组织称是讽刺 (Human rights organizations call China’s candidature for UN Human Rights Council a “mockery”)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2020

US State, Education Officials Call For Review of Confucius Institutes
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2020

中国拟下调最低刑责年龄至12岁引发爭议 (China’s plan to lower age of criminal responsibility to 12 stirs controversy)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2020

人大常委會審議國旗國徽法 教育中小學生了解國徽歷史 (NPC Standing Committee to review National Flag and Emblem Law, aimed at educating primary and secondary school students on national emblem’s history)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 13, 2020

澳門《修改司警局法》即日生效 四國安處、秘密警察隨時成立 (Macao's Judicial Police Amendment Law takes effect today; 4 national security institutions and secret police to be installed promptly)
Macau Concealers, October 12, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

个人信息保护法草案拟初审,全国人大常委会:明确监管职责 (NPC Standing Committee to review draft personal information protection law)
The Paper, October 12, 2020

又一个短命的“官方核准”翻墙软件:中国Tuber浏览器全面下架 (Tuber, another short-lived “officially approved” Chinese circumvention software is dropped from app stores)
Voice of America, October 13, 220

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Arrests Nine Over Protesters’ Escape by Speedboat
The New York Times, October 10, 2020

Academics warn of ‘chilling effect’ of Hong Kong security law
The Guardian, October 12, 2020

林鄭押後宣讀《施政報告》,指需赴京尋求中央支持經濟措施 (Carrie Lam postpones policy address—needing to seek Beijing’s support for economic measures)
The News Lens, October 12, 2020

【12港人】警方今晨以協助逃犯罪拘捕9人 三度避談有否參與行動將12人「送中」 (Police arrest 9 for assisting fugitives, dodge question on HKPF involvement in the capture of 12 Hong Kongers at sea)
CitizenNews, October 10, 2020

警方應如何平衡行動效率和新聞自由? (How should police keep balance between operational efficiency and press freedom?)
HK01, October 13, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Give Hong Kong the Autonomy It Was Promised
让香港真正实现“港人治港,高度自治”

The New York Times, October 13, 2020