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.

Monday, April 03, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

林郑月娥获北京任命为香港特首 7月1日就任 (Carrie Lam receives Beijing appointment as CE of Hong Kong, to take office on July 1)
Radio France Internationale, March 31, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170331-林郑月娥获北京任命为香港特首-7月1日就任

民主派促林郑月娥撤回压两制的白皮书 (Democrats urge Carrie Lam to repeal white paper that suppresses “two systems”)
Radio France Internationale, April 1, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170401-民主派促林郑月娥撤回压两制的白皮书

“Alarmed and outraged”: Over 200 scholars criticize prosecution of Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders
Hong Kong Free Press, April 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/01/alarmed-outraged-200-scholars-criticise-prosecution-hong-kong-pro-democracy-leaders/