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.

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Economic contraction deepens in China’s corruption-hit Liaoning as all other provinces mark growth
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2048284/economic-contraction-deepens-chinas-corruption-hit-province

Chinese labor camp victim-turned-activist dies in police custody
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioner-deaths-11222016124905.html

人权观察:新疆当局令居民上交护照集中保管 (Human Rights Watch: Authorities in Xinjiang arbitrarily recall passports for “collective safekeeping”)
Voice of America, November 23, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/hrw-china-passports-20161122/3608092.html

Related:
China: Passports arbitrarily recalled in Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch, November 21, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/21/china-passports-arbitrarily-recalled-xinjiang