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, March 19, 2014

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

中央:坚决杜绝违法限制上访人员人身自由行为 (Central Govt: End illegal imprisonment of petitioners)
Xinhua, March 19, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/03-19/5970820.shtml

Related:
China to crack down on illegal imprisonment of petitioners
Reuters, March 19, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/19/us-china-petitioners-prison-idUSBREA2I0YF20140319?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews