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, February 21, 2013

Bilateral Ties

人权观察再提中国国企在非洲人权纪录 (Human Rights Watch Raises Chinese Corps' Human Rights Record in Africa)
Voice of America, February 21, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-20130220/1607391.html

Related:
Zambia: Troubled Chinese Coal Mine Loses Licence
beyondbrics, February 20, 2013
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/02/20/zambia-chinese-mining-licences-revoked/

Gender

China College Admissions Bias Is Testing Girls' Patience
Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-female-students-20130221,0,3188288.story

Human Rights Defenders

Betrayed
Post Magazine, February 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1150018/betrayed

For more information on journalist Ching Cheong, see:
假释程翔释出相互矛盾的信号
Ching Cheong's Release Sends Mixed Message
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2008
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/678
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/61

深圳警官祸起“煽颠”? 王登朝反控检察院诬陷 (Shenzhen Policeman Convicted of Embezzlement Awaiting Appeal Ruling, Plans to Recriminate Procuratorate for Making False Charges)
Voice of America, February 20, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-20130220/1607334.html

For more information on Wang Dengchao's case, see:
王登朝上诉案二审违反程序
Policeman Appeals 14-Year Sentence; Lawyer Silenced by Court
Human Rights in China, February 7, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6559
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6558

Society

Web China: Dog Abuse Arouses Concern over Lab Animal Welfare
Xinhua News Agency, February 20, 2013
http://english.sina.com/china/2013/0220/563261.html

Related:
保护动物行动
Animal Welfare Activism
China Rights Forum, 2012, no. 2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6473
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6472

养老之囧
Aging China’s Empty Nests
The Economic Observer, February 19, 2013
CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0219/240119.shtml
EN: http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0221/240187.shtml

Tibet

Tibetan Teens Reported in Rare Double Immolation
Agence France-Presse, February 21, 2013
http://www.france24.com/en/20130221-tibetan-teens-reported-rare-double-immolation