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, May 06, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

七申请人获赔 2334万余元 (7 applicants receive RMB 23.34 million total in state compensation 18 years after illegal detention)
Guangzhou Evening News, April 28, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0429/14/BLR01FJF00014AED.html

PLA’s new top-level anti-corruption units swing into action
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1941520/plas-new-top-level-anti-corruption-units-swing-action

China protests at U.S. accusations of abuse of religious groups
Reuters, May 5, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-religion-idUSKCN0XW0N0

Clause celebre: Taiwan leader must convince China she's no “splittist”
Channel NewsAsia, May 6, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/clause-celebre-taiwan/2761326.html

Xi says China will boost cooperation with foreign groups
Channel NewsAsia, May 5, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/xi-says-china-will-boost/2760014.html

县公安局将扣押车辆办公用, 国家赔偿书下达执行拖半年 (County-level PSB use seized vehicles for official business, but enforcement of state compensation decision drags on for half a year)
China National Radio, May 3, 2016
http://china.cnr.cn/yaowen/20160503/t20160503_522046038.shtml

Chinese police to patrol in Italy in two-week experiment
Reuters, May 4, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-security-china-idUSKCN0XT1UG