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.

Monday, August 01, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese women's rights activists hit out at police over sex worker raids
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-womens-rights-activists-hit-out-at-police-over-sex-worker-raids-07292016100310.html

Authorities attempt to manage rising labor unrest
China Digital Times, July 29, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/authorities-attempt-manage-rising-labor-unrest/

A Communist Party of China ad asks: “Who am I?” Social media responds: “Corrupt.”
Global Voices, July 29, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/07/29/a-chinese-communist-party-ad-asks-who-am-i-social-media-responds-corrupt/

李婷婷:要活着但不能苟活 (Women’s rights activist Li Tingting: Got to live, but not to drag out an ignoble existence)
Voice of America, July 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-feminist-li-tingting-20160729/3440734.html