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, July 23, 2012

Protests and Petitions

贵州仁怀数千村民不满强征地围攻镇政府 (Guizhou: Thousands Besiege Town Government Office in Protest of Land Requisition)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql-07222012152222.html

访民要求联合国关注中国人权 湖南维权人士肖勇被劳教两年 (Shanghainese Petitioners Gather, Calling on UN to Look into China's Rights Situation)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy2-07202012092611.html