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, June 30, 2011

Human Rights Defenders

Beijing Accused of Persecuting Lawyers
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 30, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110630/news_20110630_56_766401.htm
Related report:
Against the Law: Crackdown on China's Human Rights Lawyers Deepens
Amnesty International, June 2011
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA17/018/2011/en