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.

Monday, April 09, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Hong Kong cardinal seeks conservative help to block a Vatican-China deal
Reuters, April 8, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-china-conservatives/hong-kong-cardinal-seeks-conservative-help-to-block-a-vatican-china-deal-idUSKBN1HF0EM

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河南伊川教堂十字架面临强拆 安阳市全面登记“信仰人员” (Party-recognized church in Henan ordered to have cross removed, believers asked to register their IDs)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql1-04062018102438.html

Reunited after 24 years: rare happy ending for China's broken families
The Guardian, April 7, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/07/reunited-after-24-years-rare-happy-ending-for-chinas-broken-families

I take the calls at a Chinese suicide prevention hotline
Sixth Tone, April 6, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002052/I%20Take%20the%20Calls%20at%20a%20Chinese%20Suicide%20Prevention%20Hotline