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, May 13, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中意警方首次联合巡逻开启中国警察赴欧执法合作先河, 越来越多中国警察异国合作执法 (Chinese police increasingly engaging in law enforcement cooperation with foreign countries: Sino-Italian joint patrol kicks off Chinese police's first law enforcement cooperation in Europe)
Legal Daily, May 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160510/Articel03001GN.htm

Beijing man suspected of soliciting prostitution dies in police custody
People’s Daily, May 10, 2016
http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0510/c98649-9055732.html

The eclipse of the Communist Youth League and the rise of the Zhejiang clique
The Jamestown Foundation, May 11, 2016
http://www.jamestown.org/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=45422&no_cache=1#.VzV3GfZ-MdV

Parents try to sue government on eighth anniversary of Sichuan quake
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sue-05122016161455.html

河南农民遭错判被羁7年, 申请赔偿272万获赔73万 (Henan farmer who was wrongly imprisoned for 7 years applied for RMB 2.72 million in state compensation but received RMB 730,000)
The Paper, May 10, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0510/08/BMMM58FR00014AED.html

习近平老家举办“纪念文革50周年座谈会” 引发舆论警惕 (Xi Jinping’s hometown hosts conference commemorating 50th anniversary of Cultural Revolution, provokes discussions and warnings)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl1-05122016103034.html