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, September 16, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

6个月套取国家惠农补贴100余万元 (In 6 months, 2 Henanese insurance company employees stole personal information of 4,000 farmers and fraudulently acquired over RMB 1 M in national agricultural subsidies)
Procuratorate Daily, September 13, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160913/20160913_006/20160913_006_3.htm

Extreme torture: Inside China’s correctional facilities
News.com.au, September 16, 2016
http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/extreme-torture-inside-chinas-correctional-facilities/news-story/7e4a796bc1401d593f5cc58d7fd32ecb