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, July 10, 2015

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China's sweeping national security law sparks uncertainty for foreign firms
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1835567/chinas-sweeping-national-security-law-sparks

上海合作组织峰会在乌法举行 习近平出席会议 (Xi Jinping attends SCO summit in Ufa, Russia)
Xinhua, July 10, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2015-07/10/c_1115885842.htm

After over a decade, SCO decides to include India as full-time member
Indian Express, July 10, 2015
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/after-over-a-decade-sco-decides-to-include-india-as-full-time-member/

Press briefing note on Burundi, Thailand, Guinea and Ethiopia
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, July 10, 2015
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16224&LangID=E

Related:
Thailand, under fire, says rejected China request to deport all Uighur Muslims
Reuters, July 10, 2015
http://www.trust.org/item/20150710083204-aquwh/?source=jtOtherNews1

China's Xi pledges security equipment, training for Afghanistan
Reuters, July 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/10/us-china-afghanistan-security-idUSKCN0PK0Q020150710