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.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Disasters

川震四周年遇难童家长被监控 都江堰难属与城管发生冲突 (Clash between Quake Victims' Families and Urban Management Officers and Families Put under Watch during 4th Anniversary of Sichuan Earthquake)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql-05132012115617.html

Ethnic Minorities

Ruining an Ethnic Identity in the Name of Progress
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2d75cfdc62147310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Democrats Fight for Re-Election Right
Voice of America, May 11, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/content/hong-kong-legislature/566202.html

Human Rights Defenders

陈光诚:申请出国至今未有进展 (No Progress on Chen Guangcheng's Application to Leave PRC)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/05/120513_chen_guangcheng.shtml

民運人士結婚遭打壓 (Activist Qin Yongmin Harassed on Wedding, 6 Detained for Questioning)
Ming Pao, May 14, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120514/cad1.htm

North Korea

North Korean Women Sold into 'Slavery' in China
The Christian Science Monitor, May 11, 2012
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/0511/North-Korean-women-sold-into-slavery-in-China

Politics

Bo Ally Gives Up China Security Roles
Financial Times, May 13, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/929411e8-9ce6-11e1-aa39-00144feabdc0.html

XUAR

Hundreds of Uighurs Lobby China for Independence
The Telegraph, May 14, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9263756/Hundreds-of-Uighurs-lobby-China-for-independence.html

Search for a Missing Son
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/search-05112012123934.html