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, March 04, 2013

Human Rights Defenders

Zhang Lin, 张林

人权组织:中国异议人士及幼女遭非法拘禁 (Human Rights Organization: Chinese Dissident and Daughter Illegally Detained)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 03, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130303_zhanglin_detention.shtml

For more information on Zhang Lin, see:
合肥警方非法拘禁张林和10岁女儿
Activist and Ten-year-old Daughter Illegally Detained before Forcible Removal from Hefei
Human Rights in China, March 1, 2013
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6586
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6585

Chen Guangcheng, 陈光诚

Chen Guangcheng Q&A: ‘China has good laws, but they should apply to party’
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1175759/chen-guangcheng-china-has-good-laws-they-should-apply-party

For more information on Chen Guangcheng, see:
“鸟儿已经出笼”——协助陈光诚获得自由
“The bird is out of the cage”: Helping Chen Guangcheng Reach Freedom
China Rights Forum, 2012, no. 2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6464
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6463