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.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Civilians can now film police action to keep China’s law enforcement officers in check
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995447/civilians-can-now-film-police-action-keep-chinas-law

Fleeing activist used Google Maps to escape from China
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/navigate-07262016111712.html