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, August 04, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Winter Olympic Games venues in China “pose threat to Beijing nature reserve”
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1846273/winter-olympic-games-venues-china-pose-threat-beijing-nature

Related:
With China, IOC Turns Its Back on Human Rights
中国主办冬奥凸显国际奥委会漠视人权
Human Rights in China, July 31, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/china-ioc-turns-its-back-human-rights
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-guo-zhu-ban-dong-ao-tu-xian-guo-ji-ao-wei-hui-mo-shi-ren-quan

HRIC Urges IOC to Postpone Host City Election for 2022 Olympics
中国人权敦促国际奥委会推迟选举2022年冬奥会主办城市
Human Rights in China, July 28, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hric-urges-ioc-postpone-host-city-election-2022-olympics
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-guo-ren-quan-dun-cu-guo-ji-ao-wei-hui-tui-chi-xuan-ju-2022nian

德国媒体负面评价北京获冬奥会举办权 (German media negative about Beijing hosting Winter Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/gr-08032015115409.html

黄家光含冤坐牢17年 无端卷入杀人案屈打成招 (Falsely accused in murder case and forced to confess under torture, Huang Jiaguang is released after 17 years in prison)
CCTV News Channel, August 4, 2015
http://video.sina.com.cn/p/news/c/v/2015-08-04/100265047517.html

中国人口贩运猖獗 女权组织抗议美报告排名 (Women’s rights group says China deserves worse ranking than in U.S. Trafficking In Persons report, as problem is rampant)
Voice of America, August 4, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-chian-trafficking-20150803/2897901.html

127 bank officials held for corruption in China
The Hindu, August 2, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/127-bank-officials-held-for-corruption-in-china/article7491972.ece

Is this the beginning of the end of China’s “CEO monk”?
Foreign Policy, August 3, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/03/china_shaolin_temple_kung_fu_monk_corruption_scandal/

Related:
Mystery deepens over China’s scandal-hit “CEO monk” Shi Yongxin
Financial Times, August 3, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f68d4322-398c-11e5-bbd1-b37bc06f590c.html

China seeks hearts and minds with Tibetan resettlements
Reuters, August 3, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/03/us-china-tibetans-idUSKCN0Q80M120150803

President Xi Jinping to be fourth speaker at September’s United Nations General Assembly
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1846141/president-xi-jinping-be-fourth-speaker-septembers