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.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

International Human Rights (国际人权)

Concluding observations on the second periodic report of China, including Hong Kong and Macao
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, May 23, 2014
bit.ly/1ns0pqV

For more information about the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, see:
Experts raised key systemic issues in UN rights review of China
联合国专家审议中国人权状况时提出制度问题
Human Rights in China, May 9, 2014
EN:www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/experts-raised-key-systemic-issues-un-rights-review-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/lian-he-guo-zhuan-jia-shen-yi-zhong-guo-ren-quan-zhuang-kuang-shi-ti

Russia and China veto UN move to refer Syria to international criminal court
The Guardian, May 22, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/22/russia-china-veto-un-draft-resolution-refer-syria-international-criminal-court

Related:
China-Russia disgraceful veto in the Security Council blocks ICC referral of the Syrian situation
International Federation for Human Rights, May 22, 2014
www.fidh.org/en/north-africa-middle-east/syria/15365-china-russia-disgraceful-veto-in-the-security-council-blocks-icc-referral