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.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

我国核电厂未发生2级以上事故, 环保部将推动核安全立法 (China's nuclear power plants have not experienced more than a level 2 accident, Ministry of Environmental Protection will push for a nuclear safety law)
Legal Daily, April 20, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160420/Articel06005GN.htm

危化品安全监管缝隙如何填补 (How to fill in the gaps in safety supervisions for hazardous chemicals)
Legal Daily, April 25, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160425/Articel05003GN.htm

Anti-graft body finds irregularities at China Construction Bank
Reuters, April 27, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-ccb-idUSKCN0XO1EC

China stats bureau called out for profiting from data
Reuters, April 27, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-statistics-idUSKCN0XO15Q