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.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Law

10截訪者首判囚 「中國人權里程碑」 (10 Men Who Intercepted Henan Petitioners Tried and Convicted of "Illegal Detention" in "Milestone" for Human Rights)
Ming Pao, November 29, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121129/-1761-2835229/1.html

Read the indictment against the men online at:
中央政法委兵败政府绑架访民案 抢救温家宝遇挫
64Tianwang, October 11, 2012
http://www.64tianwang.com/bencandy.php?aid=11323&fid=6

村官案撼動勞教大山 (Village Official Ordered to Reeducation's Case Shakes the Mighty Mountain of the Reeducation-Through-Labor System)
Ming Pao, November 29, 2012
http://life.mingpao.com/cfm/dailynews3b.cfm?File=20121129/nalch/cha1_er.txt

Related:
Village Official Lodges Appeal despite His Early Release
Xinhua News Agency, November 29, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=517904