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, July 08, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

潘基文:活跃的民间社会和自由媒体对中国发展至关重要 (UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Active civil societies and free media are essential to China’s development)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/nu-07072016102407.html

大赦国际和香港人权机构呼吁中国政府停止残酷压制人权律师 (Amnesty International and Hong Kong organization call on Chinese government to stop brutal suppression of rights lawyers)
Voice of America, July 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-human-rights-lawyers-20160707/3408381.html

Body found in wreckage of home forcibly demolished in central China
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1987051/body-found-wreckage-home-forcibly-demolished-central-china

China jails “Xinjiang sage” connected to former security chief
Reuters, July 8, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-judgement-idUSKCN0ZO0B7

County officials in Tibet seize land, sell at a profit to developers
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/land-07072016145422.html