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 12, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China still uses medieval torture methods against opponents—Amnesty
The Guardian, November 11, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/11/china-still-uses-medieval-torture-methods-against-opponents-amnesty

Related:
Parallel submission to the Committee Against Torture in advance of the review of the PRC's fifth report
Human Rights in China, November 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/hric-cat-2015_report.pdf

Lawyer: I was tortured by Chinese police
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 12, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34794712

中国:酷刑和刑讯逼供在律师权利被蓄意践踏的浪潮中猖獗肆虐
China: No end in sight—Torture and forced confessions in China
Amnesty International, November 11, 2015
CH: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa17/2848/2015/zh/
EN: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ASA17/2730/2015/en/

人权组织:中国普遍存在酷刑 嫌犯律师都遭殃 (Rights Group: Use of torture widespread in China, detained lawyers have all suffered from it)
Deutsche Welle, November 12, 2015
http://bit.ly/1Y75WV8

CPC in Tibet aims to punish Dalai Lama followers
China Digital Times, November 11, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/communist-party-tibet-aims-punish-dalai-lama-followers/

Related:
中共在西藏“整风”,查处党内达赖喇嘛追随者 (CPC to carry out “rectification” in Tibet and punish party members who follow Dalai Lama)
New York Times, November 12, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151112/c12dalailama/

Chinese authorities expel nuns from Jada convent in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/chinese-authorities-expel-nuns-from-jada-convent-in-tibet-11102015164634.html

Graft probes hit top officials in Beijing and Shanghai
China Digital Times, November 11, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/corruption-probes-hit-top-officials-in-beijing-and-shanghai/

Guideline on preventing erosion of state assets
Xinhua, November 10, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-11/10/c_134802821.htm

China's oppression, Inc.
The Diplomat, November 11, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/chinas-oppression-inc/

Fake graft inspector featured in newspaper owned by China’s supreme prosecutor
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1877874/bogus-graft-inspector-featured-newspaper-belonging-chinas-supreme