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, November 16, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

LGBT Chinese describe what it was like being forced into therapy to “cure” their homosexuality
Shanghaiist, November 16, 2017
http://shanghaiist.com/2017/11/16/gay-conversion-therapy-report.php

Related:
人权观察促中国政府禁止同性恋转化治疗 (Human Rights Watch urges Chinese government to stop sexual orientation conversion therapy)
Voice of America, November 15, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/hrw-lgbt-rights-china-20171115/4115768.html

Kindergarten questioned about abuse allegation
China Daily, November 16, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-11/16/content_34593478.htm

Senior China minister says some officials practice sorcery
Reuters, November 16, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-religion/senior-china-minister-says-some-officials-practice-sorcery-idUSKBN1DG0CG

首批中央环保督察:8省区1140人被问责 (First group of environment supervisors sent by central government holds 1,140 people across 8 provinces to account)
Beijing News, November 16, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/11/16/464475.html