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, December 08, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

京夫妇再婚前各育一孩 共育一子被定超生罚40万 (Remarried Beijing couple each with 1 child gives birth to another and is fined $62K for exceeding birth limit
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/151808b7faa7b64/jing-fu-fu-zai-hun-qian-ge-yu-yi-hai-gong-yu-yi-zi-bei-ding-chao-sheng-fa-40-wan

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计生政策放宽给“黑户”松绑 还需进一步制度保障 (Family planning restrictions eased on “blacklisted households,” further institutional guarantees still needed)
China Youth Daily, December 8, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2015/12-08/7660267.shtml

时事大家谈:从雾霾锁国、天津大爆炸看中国环境损害赔偿制度 (Current Affairs Discussion: State compensation system for environmental damage as seen through heavy smog problem and Tianjin explosion)
Voice of America, December 8, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/io-china-environment-20151207/3093038.html

Gui Minhai: the strange disappearance of a publisher who riled China's elite
The Guardian, December 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/08/gui-minhai-the-strange-disappearance-of-a-publisher-who-riled-chinas-elite

Head of Agricultural Bank of China steps down amid corruption probe
Caixin, December 7, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-07/100882906.html