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, January 26, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

Harmful Effects
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7285d4f5fa415310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国政治犯郭泉的家人抵达美国 (Family of Imprisoned Dissident Guo Quan Arrive in U.S.)
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15688071,00.html
For more information on Guo Quan, including translations of his writings, see:
China’s Conscience           
中国的良知
China Rights Forum, 2011, no. 3
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/issue/2011.03
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/issue/2011.03