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, July 24, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

五年内党政机关全面停建楼堂馆所--国务院 (State Council restricts construction of new government buildings)
Reuters, July 24, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE96N01J20130724

Related:
China bans construction of government buildings for 5 years
Associated Press, July 23, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/23/china-bans-construction-government-buildings_n_3639314.html

众反腐 举报贪官代价高 (Citizen whistleblowers face harsh reprisal)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-07232013152933.html