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.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Environment

我国发布湿地保护管理规定 公开征求意见 (China Solicits Input on Draft Regs on Administration of Wetlands Protection)
China News Service, November 12, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-11-12/131825562202.shtml

Gender

Chinese Communist Party Remains a Boys' Club
Agence France-Presse, November 12, 2012
http://www.bangkokpost.com/lite/news/320833/chinese-communist-party-remains-a-boys-club

Government

环保部回应群体性事件:重大项目需社会风险评估 (Minister of Environmental Protection on Protests: Major Projects Should Be Evaluated for Social Risk)
People's Daily, November 13, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-11-13/032925565271.shtml

Hukou

中国将促进户籍制度改革 (Household Registration Reform to Be Advanced)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aw-11122012145105.html

Land Policy

Wukan Woes Show Land-Reform Delay Risks as Hu Leaves Task to Xi
Bloomberg News, November 13, 2012
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-12/wukan-woes-show-land-reform-delay-risks-as-hu-leaves-task-to-xi.html

Law

Light Shed on Secret Probes
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/probes-11122012145646.html

Related:
中国法律的类型
The Varieties of Law in China
China Rights Forum, 2011, no. 1-2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/5433
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/5422

Media

China's State Council Says `No Comment' to Social Media
Bloomberg News, November 13, 2012
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-13/china-s-state-council-says-no-comment-to-social-media.html

Poverty

CPC to Address Concerns on Rising Inequality
The Hindu, November 12, 2012
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/cpc-to-address-concerns-on-rising-inequality/article4091274.ece

Society

中国单身男女达1.8亿 没房子是婚姻“绊脚石” (180mil Single Men and Women in China, Lack of Home Cited as Major Impediment to Marriage)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nu-11122012162619.html