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

Protests and Petitions

Migrants Protest Unpaid Wages in Lhasa
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/wages-08152012150149.html

各地访民在京频频“被失踪” (Constant Reports of Petitioners across China "Going Missing" in Lead-up to 18th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fm-08152012102545.html