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 18, 2015

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

”The Barefoot Lawyer”: Q&A with blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng
Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/18/the-barefoot-lawyer-qa-with-blind-chinese-activist-chen-guangcheng/

Detention of rights activists in China soared in 2014, report says
The New York Times, March 17, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/detention-of-rights-activists-in-china-soared-in-2014-report-says/

Related:
“Silencing the messenger: 2014 annual report on the situation of human rights defenders in China”
http://chrdnet.com/2015/03/silencing-the-messenger-2014-annual-report-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-defenders-in-china/