HRIC Daily Brief May 31, 2017

May 31, 2017 by admin

Access to Justice (司法公正)
Taiwanese activist arrested for alleged subversion in mainland China
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2095896/taiwane...
Video: Cops track family of Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang as they try to sue authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, May 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/26/video-cops-track-family-chinese-ri...
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709案跟进︰家属到最高检控办案机关违法 (709 case follow-up: Family bring case to Supreme People's Procuratorate accusing authorities of breaking the law)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml2-05262017103613....
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-...
Labels: Access to Justice , human rights defenders , Rule of Law , taiwan , 人权卫士 , 台湾 , 司法公正 , 法治

Access to Information (信息公开)
Law scholar He Weifang quits social media
China Digital Times, May 26, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/law-scholar-weifang-quits-social-me...
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贺卫方：从此在社交媒体不再发声 (He Weifang: Will no longer post on social media)
Deutsche Welle, May 26, 2017
http://bit.ly/2r3xBho
Labels: Access to Information , Censorship and Surveillance , Information Control , internet , 互联网 , 信息公开 , 信息控制 , 审查和监控

Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Job prospects look grim for Chinese college grads
China Labor Bulletin, May 26, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/job-prospects-look-grim-chinese-college-grads
Riot police beat, detain eviction protesters in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/riot-police-beat-detain-eviction-p...
A closer look at gay rights in China
The Diplomat, May 26, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/a-closer-look-at-gay-rights-in-china/
Labels: Citizen Participation , civil society , education , LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变 性人和两性人) , protests and petitions , 公民参与 , 抗议和请愿 , 教育 , 民间社会

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s tough cybersecurity law to come into force this week
Reuters, May 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2096094/chinas-...
Is China outsmarting America in A.I.?
人工智能的竞赛，中国超越美国？
The New York Times, May 27, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/technology/china-us-ai-artificial-int...
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170527/china-us-ai...
While the rest of the world tries to “kill email,” in China, it’s always been dead
Quartz, May 29, 2017
https://qz.com/984690/while-the-rest-of-the-world-tries-to-kill-email-in...
Labels: ICTs and Human Rights , 信息技术与人权

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)
Restaurants ordered to remain open in Xinjiang amid Ramadan fast
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ramadan-05262017080553.html
China plans undersea observation system “for science and national security”
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2096066/china-p...
Labels: National Security & Counterterrorism , xuar , 国家安全和反恐 , 新疆维吾尔自治区

Hong Kong (香港)
Come to express anger over Xi Jinping, Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizer says
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2095870/come-express...
“心未冷 血仍热” - 香港公布纪念“六四28周年”活动安排 (“Heart never cold, blood still hot”—Hong Kong announces plan of activities to commemorate “28th anniversary of June Fourth”)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ml1-05262017115339.html
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Lowest turnout since 2008 for Hong Kong march in memory of June 4 crackdown
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2095995/turnout-hong...
Interview: Occupy activist Ken Tsang on the 7 cops who beat him, prison life, and his political future
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/29/interview-occupy-activist-ken-tsan...
Top China official says Hong Kong's autonomy is not a license to challenge Beijing
Reuters, May 27, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china-politics-idUSKBN18N06F
Labels: hong kong , 香港

Commentary (评论)
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower review—a Hong Kong schoolboy takes the fight to China
The Guardian, May 27, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/27/joshua-teenager-vs-superpow...
Labels: Commentary , hong kong , 评论 , 香港