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, December 10, 2014

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

China ivory craze kills 100,000 elephants
CNN, December 9, 2014
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/09/news/china-ivory-elephant/

Corruption (腐败)

Liu Tienan: Top Chinese economist jailed over bribery
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 10, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30408032

Environment (环境)

环境组织曝光中国最大污染企业 (Environmental organization exposes China’s highest-polluting company)
Voice of America, December 10, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinas-biggest-polluting-20141210/2552986.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protesters steadfast in final hours before police clearance
Reuters, December 9, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/10/us-hongkong-china-idUSKBN0JN02520141210

Hong Kong protesters say “We'll be back” as police swoop looms
Channel News Asia, December 10, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-protesters-say/1522276.html

Mapping out the protest sites for history
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1659236/mapping-out-protest-sites-history

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

被中国关押异议人士女儿获美国庇护 (Daughters of detained dissident Zhang Lin receive political asylum in U.S.)
Voice of America, December 10, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/rdr-daughter-of-chinese-jailed-20141210/2552956.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

国际人权日:中国官媒噤声 网友讨论热烈 (On International Human Rights Day, Chinese official media silent, netizens in heated discussion)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 10, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/12/141210_china_rights_internet

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系(安全,贸易和投资)

The myth of “Chinese Wisdom”
The Diplomat, December 10, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-myth-of-chinese-wisdom/

Rule of Law (法治)

内媒:最高法拟规定疲劳审讯所得证据非法 (Mainland media: China’s Supreme People’s Court to criminalize evidence obtained by interrogation inducing exhaustion)
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/43958/nei-mei-zui-gao-fa-ni-gui-ding-pi-lao-shen-xun-suo-de-zheng-ju-fei-fa

Tibet (西藏)

藏族村民因强制投票与官员起冲突 (Forced to vote for government-supported candidates, Tibetan villagers clash with officials)
Voice of America, December 10, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibet-20141210/2553147.html

Torture (酷刑)

China on U.S. Senate Torture Report: “American needs to clean up its own human rights issues”
International Business Times, December 10, 2014
http://www.ibtimes.com/china-us-senate-torture-report-america-needs-clean-its-own-human-rights-issues-1745339