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 19, 2013

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

中国维权律师促废除一切法外变相劳教方式 (Chinese rights defense lawyers urge abolition of all extrajudicial practices similar to RTL)
Voice of America, November 19, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/Chinese-human-rights-attorney-statement-20131119/1792983.html

劳教所摘牌,“黑监狱”尚在 (Black jails still exist as RTL is abolished)
Deutsche Welle, November 19, 2013
http://bit.ly/1irlnUe

重庆劳教往事 (Reflection on RTL in Chongqing)
Tencent News, November 19, 2013
http://news.qq.com/photon/record/laojiao.htm