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.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's women's rights movement has long history
Voice of America, May 19, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-women-rights-movement-has-long-history/2777184.html

China sends in security forces after clashes over rail plan
The Financial Times, May 18, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c82d9bda-fd41-11e4-9e96-00144feabdc0.html

四川官方回应“邻水保路”运动 全城戒严被抓者仍未获释 (Sichuan officials’ response to Linshui County railway protest: martial law and arrests)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05182015104332.html

Related:
四川省铁路建设办公室通告 (Sichuan Province Railway Construction Office Notice)
Sichuan Province Railway Development Office, May 18, 2015
http://www.scdrc.gov.cn/dir45/178979.htm

Complaint by CEO gets public attention
China Daily, May 18, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/19/content_20755634.htm

甘肃回民抗议政府私卖地 遭400特警催泪弹镇压 (400 riot police tear-gas Gansu Muslim Uyghurs protesting government land grab)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05182015103725.html

《浙江宗教建筑规范》征求意见最后一天 《浙江日报》发文“宗教建筑也要体现法治要求” 基督教人士发表各自意见 (Zhejiang Standards for Religious Structures in final day for public comment as the Zhejiang Daily runs article titled “Religious structures must also embody the requirements of rule of law” and Christian figures issue their own opinion)
Christian Times, May 19, 2015
http://www.christiantimes.cn/news/17850/《浙江宗教建筑规范》征求意见最后一天-《浙江日报》发文“宗教建筑也要体现法治要求”-基督教人士发表各自意见

Related:
宗教建筑也要体现法治要求 (Religious structures must also embody the requirements of rule of law)
Zhejiang Daily, May 18, 2015
http://zjrb.zjol.com.cn/html/2015-05/19/content_2876257.htm?div=-1