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, February 13, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

器官來源存疑 中國論文遭撤稿 文章稱無來自死囚 黃潔夫:數據失實 (Origin of organs considered suspicious, Chinese academic paper retracted from journal, Huang Jiefu, former Vice Minister of Health, supports retraction: Data was inaccurate, but organs not from prisoners)
Mingpao, February 13, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170213/s00013/1486921892911

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese censors’ looser social media grip “may help flag threats”
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2070261/chinese-censors-looser-social-media-grip-may-help-flag

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetan pilgrims barred from Kirti monastery by Chinese police
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/barred-02102017163639.html

Hong Kong (香港)

葉劉淑儀更新政綱無提「8.31決定」字眼 (No mention of “8.31 Decision” in Regina Ip’s updated platform)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1313131-20170212.htm

Related:
葉劉淑儀:若當選必重啟政改 人大常委可作新決定 (Regina Ip: I will definitely reopen political reform if elected, NPC could make new decisions)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1313114-20170212.htm

曾俊華:政改及23條立法同時準備 胡國興:先政改 (John Tsang: Preparation for political reform and Art. 23 legislation will start together; Woo Kwok-hing: Political reform will come first)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1313166-20170212.htm

In Hong Kong leadership race, John Tsang and Regina Ip backtrack on national security, political reform
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2070194/hong-kong-chief-executive-contender-john-tsang-backtracks

A video, a wheelchair, a suitcase: Mystery of vanished tycoon deepens
被单蒙头用轮椅推走:肖建华神秘失踪内情
The New York Times, February 11, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/world/asia/xiao-jianhua-hong-kong-disappearance.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170212/xiao-jianhua-hong-kong-disappearance/

Related:
China “investigates publisher of newspaper linked to missing tycoon”
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2070260/china-investigates-publisher-newspaper-linked-missing

Commentary (评论)

Do we have no honor? Britain should wake up to what is happening in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/11/no-honour-britain-wake-happening-hong-kong/