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.

Thursday, March 08, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

湖南省纪委:常宁市法院原书记员酒后殴打纪委书记 已被刑拘 (Drunk Hunan court clerk beats up local Commission for Discipline Inspection party chief. He is now criminally detained)
The Beijing News, March 8, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/03/08/478219.html

How Chinese women “hold up half the sky” but earn far less than men
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2136228/job-convenience-cited-factor-why-women-earn-less-china