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, August 05, 2011

Bilateral Ties

美国议员敦促停止对华发展援助 (American Congress Urged to Stop Sending Development Aid to China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 04, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/08/110804_usaid_china.shtml

Disasters

Crash 'Exposes Rail Ministry Safety Failings'
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e4b6250606591310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Chang Kun (常坤)

常坤家人被贿赂要求放弃诉讼 民众望真正保障NGO成立发展 (Authorities Try to Bribe HIV/AIDS Activist's Family to Discourage Suit)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/az-08042011091613.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Anjun (刘安军)

黄琦为川震灾民维权被传唤 北京维权人士刘安军被失踪 (Beijing Activist Liu Anjun Missing Since Sunday)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hq-08042011091541.html

Human Rights Defender – Lü Gengsong (吕耿松)

两被精神病者被禁见面 吕耿松出狱前家门已建警务室 (Police Already Preparing for Lü Gengsong's Release with a Guard Post at His Home)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jsb-08042011091607.html

Police

More Secret 'Black Jails' Exposed in the Capital
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77db159b4b591310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion

法轮功学员被强取器官? (Are Organs Really Being Harvested from Falun Gong Practitioners?)
Deutsche Welle, August 04, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15295529,00.html

XUAR

Excessive Force in Killings
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/killings-08042011182125.html

北京强调对新疆分离活动绝不手软 (Beijing: Strong Action Must Be Taken against Separatists)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 04, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/chinese_news/2011/08/110804_china_xinjiang.shtml