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, July 30, 2015

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's crackdown on lawyers and rights
The New York Times, July 30, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/30/opinion/chinas-crackdown-on-lawyers-and-rights.html

Interview with a Wenzhou pastor: The Chinese government’s large-scale destruction of crosses in Zhejiang province
China Change, July 29, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/07/29/interview-with-a-wenzhou-pastor-the-chinese-governments-large-scale-destruction-of-crosses-in-zhejiang-province/

After mother's death on China-made escalator, safety standards must be enhanced
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1844921/after-mothers-death-china-made-escalator-safety-standards

Related:
湖北“吞人”同款電梯全國4648部 總工程師否認蓋板尺寸不符 (Mfr of Hubei’s “man-eating” escalator sold 4648 sets of same model in China; engineering director denies accusation that measurements of cover plate are off )
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/national/14edcf7e7199523/hu-bei-tun-ren-tong-kuan-dian-ti-quan-guo-4648-zong-gong-cheng-shi-fou-ren-gai-ban-chi-cun-bu-fu