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, August 02, 2013

Rule of Law (法治)

问责官员免职被指成“带薪休假” (Many sacked officials return with new titles, public doubts gov't and party accountability systems)
Beijing News, August 2, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/02/276392.html

村民举报村干部被打成脑震荡 或因拆迁问题引发 (Whistleblower suffers head trauma after being beaten by officials)
Market Star News, August 2, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-08-02/034327838908.shtml