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, May 31, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China detains two over “1989” Tiananmen crackdown labels on spirits
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-label-05302016212657.html

支聯會申「六四」屠殺為世界記憶項目 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China applies for registering June Fourth Massacre with U.N. Memory of World Programme)
InMedia HK, May 31, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042625

美民间团体发起“寻找坦克人”活动 (U.S. civil groups organize “Tell us what happened to the two ‘Tank Men’” activity)
Voice of America, May 31, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-chinese-rights-groups-search-for-two-tiananmen-heros-20160530/3351907.html

Related:
Tell us what happened to the two "Tank Men"
Change.Org
https://www.change.org/p/xi-jinping-tell-us-what-happened-to-the-two-tank-men

China to provide 10% of UN peacekeeping budget
Global Times, May 31, 2016
http://english.sina.com/china/d/2016-05-31/doc-ifxsqxxs7992427.shtml

达赖喇嘛认为中国正发生深度转变 (Dalai Lama thinks China is going through deep changes)
Deutsche Welle, May 31, 2016
/zh/达赖喇嘛认为中国正发生深度转变/a-19294828