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, August 16, 2012

Police

10名律师致信司法部与公安部建议调整劳教制度 (Lawyers Send Proposing Change in Reeducation-Through-Labor System)
Beijing Times, August 15, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2012-08/15/c_112726033.htm

Related:
专家称劳教制度在部分地区成打击报复工具 (CASS Expert: Reeducation System Used in Some Places as a Tool of of Suppression and Retaliation)
The Beijing News, August 16, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0816/02/890EADFR00014AED.html