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, September 25, 2015

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese activists in U.S. blame Beijing for relentless cyberattacks
Christian Science Monitor, September 24, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2015/0925/Chinese-activists-in-US-blame-Beijing-for-relentless-cyberattacks

网络言论自由立法仍不规范业内人士指出, 规范网络言论部门法不能越界宪法 (Online free speech legislation still not standardized, industry insiders argue that departmental regulations for online speech cannot overstep Constitution)
Legal Daily, September 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150923/Articel03002GN.htm

Netizen Report: China Joins Russia in crusade to keep user data at government’s fingertips
Global Voices, September 24, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/09/24/netizen-report-china-joins-russia-in-crusade-to-keep-user-data-at-governments-fingertips/

Future of cyberspace must conform with “national conditions”, Xi Jinping tells top internet execs
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1861243/future-cyberspace-must-conform-national-conditions-chinese-president-tells-top

Obama prepared to impose financial sanctions on China for alleged hacking
The Guardian, September 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/24/obama-china-financial-sanctions-hacking-xi-jinping

Snowden launches push for global privacy treaty
Reuters, September 24, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/24/us-spying-snowden-treaty-idUSKCN0RO2F120150924