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.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Civil Society

NGOs Get Boost from Shenzhen Register Reforms
China Daily, August 21, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/21/content_15690995.htm

Related:
探路民间社会组织“去行政化” (Shenzhen NGOs Going Official)
Southern Daily, August 21, 2012
http://www.21cbh.com/2012/nfrb_821/289657.html

Environment

Shanghai 'Most Vulnerable to Flood Risk'
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 21, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19318973

Media

Foreign Journalists 'Intimidated' in China: Press Groups
Agence France-Presse, August 21, 2012
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/308673/foreign-journalists-intimidated-in-china-press-groups

Police

湖南邵阳聘千人替城管执法 罚款可提成80% (Shaoyang, Hunan: 1K People Hired to Enforce the Law in Place of Urban Management)
Xiaoxiang Morning Post, August 21, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/a20/a18c7d.html

Poverty

Province in Ambitious Project to End Poverty
Shanghai Daily, August 21, 2012
http://english.eastday.com/e/120821/u1a6799804.html

Related:
Foreign Correspondents' Clubs in China Jointly Express Extreme Concern over Abuse of Journalists
August 21, 2012
http://fcchk.org/article/foreign-correspondents-clubs-china-jointly-express-extreme-concern-over-abuse-journalists

Protests and Petitions

摩托罗拉中国被裁员工将集体维权
Motorola Employees Protest against Layoffs
Caixin, August 19, 2012
CH: http://companies.caixin.com/2012-08-19/100425744.html
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2012-08-20/100426272.html

Society

北京去年暂住人口减少60万 历史现首降 (Beijing Non-permanent Residents Down by 600K in 2011)
21st Century Business Herald, August 21, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2750492/1.html

Taiwan

Taiwan Struggles to Save Indigenous Languages
Voice of America, August 20, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/content/taiwan_struggles_to_save_indigenious_languages/1491428.html