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.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Bilateral Ties

中国拒发签证给挪威前首相 (China Refuses to Issue Visa to Former Norwegian Prime Minister)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16016691,00.html

Hong Kong

High Court Overturns Legco Election Ban
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c2a880b749e7310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Hong Kong Activists Demand Probe into Dissident’s Death
Voice of America, June 13, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/content/protest-dissident-death-hong-kong-tiananmen-square/1210823.html

Related:
香港举行悼念李旺阳"头七"集会 (Hong Kong Holds Vigil for Li Wangyang)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 13, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/06/120613_liwangyang_assembly.shtml

警传唤胡佳阻探陈光诚家人 陈克贵案件未有进展 (Police Summon Hu Jia, Force to Not Visit Chen Guangcheng's Family)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy2-06132012091208.html

June Fourth

Tragedy of Tiananmen Still Unfolds
The New York Times, June 13, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/world/asia/14iht-letter14.html

Labor

Foxconn Says Plant Worker Jumps from Apartment
Reuters, June 14, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/14/us-foxconn-idUSBRE85D0GT20120614

Tibet

四川甘孜州新龙一僧人被虐致死 西藏自治区以外藏人被逐离拉萨 (Sichuan: Tibetan Monk Dies from Torture)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dz-06132012091210.html