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.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

A Chinese dissident's plea for freedom and love
The Atlantic, December 13, 2014
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/12/liu-xiaobo-china-i-have-no-enemies/383714/

异议人士哈达将展开申诉 (Freed dissident Hada to press charges for torture and maltreatment in detention)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-12122014113734.html

Related:
Freed Mongol dissident Hada says he was tortured in jail, remains under house arrest
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1662965/freed-mongol-dissident-hada-says-he-was-tortured-jail-remains-under-house