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, October 02, 2014

Society (社会)

中国60岁以上老年人数量已超2亿 占总人口14.9% (China has more than 200 million people over the age of 60, making up 14.9% of population)
Eastday, October 2, 2014
http://news.eastday.com/c/20141002/u1a8372951.html

中国95%自杀老人存心理障碍 学者吁多倾听多关爱 (Experts urge more attention and care to the elderly as psychological disorders linked to 95% of senior suicide cases)
Xinhua, October 2, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/10-02/6648698.shtml