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 23, 2011

Government

Human Rights Expert Calls for More Rights to Know
Xinhua News Agency, September 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/22/content_13774307.htm

Land Policy

Thousands Riot in South China over Land Grab
Reuters, September 23, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/thousands-riot-in-south-china-over-land-grab--report

广东陆丰因征地纠纷再爆警民冲突 (Guangdong: Land Requisition Dispute Leads to Clash between Police and Villagers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110923_china_lufeng_village_riot.shtml

Law

Rape Case Is a Rarity in Chinese Justice System
New York Times, September 22, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/world/asia/rape-case-is-a-rarity-in-chinese-justice-system.html

Media

中国记者报性奴案被指泄国家机密 (Southern Metropolis Daily Journalist Told His Report on Luoyang Sex Slave Case Was a State Secret)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110923_china_luoyang_sexslave.shtml

Media

中国记者报性奴案被指泄国家机密 (Southern Metropolis Daily Journalist Told His Report on Luoyang Sex Slave Case Was a State Secret)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110923_china_luoyang_sexslave.shtml

Military

中国军队大力招揽大学生 (China's Military Energetically Recruiting University Students)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15411054,00.html

Public Health

Health Petitioner Detained
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/removed-09222011144454.html