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.

Friday, February 13, 2015

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

European business group slams China's Internet controls
Reuters, February 12, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/12/us-china-internet-business-idUSKBN0LG0TN20150212

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

记者无国界:中国关押记者最多 (Reporters Without Borders: China detains the largest number of journalists)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-02122015104014.html

Corruption (腐败)

Behind China's corruption crackdown: whistleblowers
Forbes, February 12, 2015
http://www.forbes.com/sites/riskmap/2015/02/12/behind-chinas-corruption-crackdown-whistleblowers/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong civics class puts Beijing on edge
The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/13/hong-kong-civics-class-puts-beijing-on-edge/?mod=WSJBlog

Amnesty: Hong Kong protest supporters tortured in China
Voice of America, February 11, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/amnesty-hong-kong-protest-supporters-tortured-in-china/2639908.html

HKU law professors hit back against pro-Beijing press ‘political interference’ attacks
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1710973/hku-law-professors-hit-back-against-pro-beijing-press-political

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再有传媒报道梁振英力阻陈文敏任港大副校长 (More reporting on CY Leung’s interference in Johannes Chan’s candidacy for HKU pro-vice chancellor)
Radio France Internationale, February 13, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20150213-再有传媒报道梁振英力阻陈文敏任港大副校长/

Migrants (农民工)

刘丽:做好农民工和政府之间的桥梁 (Liu Li, migrant worker deputy to the NPC, ready to be a bridge between migrant workers and government)
People.cn, February 13, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0213/c1001-26561081.html

Population (人口)

‘Two-child policy’ a must for China, says family planning official
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1710758/two-child-policy-must-china-says-family-planning-official

Tibet (西藏)

China security buildup seen in Tibetan video
Voice of America, February 12, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-security-buildup-seen-in-tibetan-video/2641313.html