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.

Thursday, November 07, 2013

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese activists challenge Beijing by going to dinner
中国活动人士“同城饭醉”令北京不安
The Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2013
EN: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304672404579181373425115430?mod=rss_about_china
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20131107/bch094409.asp

A courageous Chinese lawyer urges his country to follow its own laws
The Washington Post, November 6, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/11/06/a-courageous-chinese-lawyer-urges-his-country-to-follow-its-own-laws/

维权人士陈光诚的母亲和大哥抵达纽约 (Chen Guangcheng’s relatives arrive in New York)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-11062013224453.html

黎建君、李小玲被控制失联 三中全会前访民被集中遣返 (Petitioners forced to return home in advance of Party’s third plenary)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy2-11062013114315.html