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, November 15, 2013

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

三中全会《决定》:废止劳动教养制度 (Third plenary decision: abolish Reeducation-Through-Labor)
People’s Daily, November 15, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1115/c1001-23558929.html

China plans to abolish labor camps and ease one-child policy
The New York Times, November 15, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/16/world/asia/china-to-loosen-its-one-child-policy.html

Related Sina Weibo post:
斯言9, November 15, 2013
劳动教养这个名目玩的时间太长,玩旧玩破了,废弃了它换一种新花样玩法,还记得反革命这个罪名么?取消了,但监狱里还是这么些人啊一个也没有少。北京关押访民的窝点比文革时的五七干校还要黑暗残暴的多,这分明是所谓的改革开出的花果,可哪来什么进步。
http://weibo.com/1902453325/AiUuBmvKC?mod=weibotime