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, March 18, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

防范刑讯逼供的立法建议 (Legislative suggestions for preventing torture)
Legal Daily, March 16, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-03-16/doc-ifxqhfvp1132251.shtml

反腐专门法未进立法计划, 人大常委会法工委官员解释 (Official from Legislative Work Committee of NPC Standing Committee: Targeted anti-corruption law will not go into legislative plan)
Beijing News, March 10, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/03-10/7790971.shtml

去年国家赔偿金额2.4亿, 审结国家赔偿案5439件 (Last year, 5,439 state compensation cases totaled payouts of RMB 240 million)
Bejing News, March 14, 2016
http://news.qq.com/a/20160314/007670.htm

Suppressed in translation: How Chinese versions of UN covenants gloss over human rights
The Economist, March
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21695095-how-chinese-versions-un-covenants-gloss-over-human-rights-suppressed-translation

Related:
China at the UN: Shouting Down the Critics
中国蛮横拒绝国际社会的批评
Human Rights in China, March 15, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/china-un-shouting-down-critics
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/zhong-guo-man-heng-ju-jue-guo-ji-she-hui-de-pi-ping

China graft busters blame golf for executive's downfall
Channel NewsAsia, March 17, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-graft-busters-blame/2612148.html