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.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Civil Society

China AIDS Activists Reject Li Olive Branch
Agence France-Presse, November 29, 2012
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/323720/china-aids-activists-reject-li-olive-branch

Human Rights Defenders

快讯:陈克贵故意伤害案今开庭 亲属措手不及 (Chen Kegui, to Be Tried Friday Afternoon -- Family Only Just Informed)
Voice of America, November 29, 2012
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chen-kegui-trial-urgent-20121130/1555720.html

Related:
Family of Chen Kegui Rejects Officially Appointed Lawyers
Human Rights in China, July 25, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6211

維權律師劉曉原重獲發牌 (Rights Defense Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan Finally Receives Renewed License to Practice)
Ming Pao, November 30, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121130/-162-2836368/1.html

Land Policy

Chinese Thugs Knocked Out by Amateur Kung Fu Fans
The Telegraph, November 29, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9710514/Chinese-thugs-knocked-out-by-amateur-Kung-Fu-fans.html

Law

CCTV Joins Media Bandwagon Critiquing China's Labor Camps
Want China Times, November 30, 2012
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20121130000037&cid=1103

Religion

河南镇平维族人冲击县政府 (Zhenping County, Henan: 50 Uyghurs Injured in Clash before Govt Offices after Han Man Lifts Veil of Uyghur Girl)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/uyghur_clash-11292012085308.html

Tibet

Tibet: Two More Self-immolations Take Toll to 89
Indo-Asian News Service, November 29, 2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tibet-Two-more-self-immolations-take-toll-to-89/articleshow/17417129.cms