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, April 27, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

羁押1172天后被判无罪 男子获国家赔偿 (Man receives state compensation after being detained for 1172 days and declared not guilty)
Legal Daily, April 27, 2015
http://www.fawan.com/Article/fwkx/2015/04/27/122951285925.html

中国百名外逃贪官红色通缉令后已有第一名嫌犯被捕 (First of 100 fugitive officials arrested on suspicion of corruption)
Radio France Internationale, April 26, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150426-中国百名外逃贪官红色通缉令后已有第一名嫌犯被捕/

Related:
China investigates three senior army officers suspected of graft
Reuters, April 26, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/27/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0NI07120150427

“民運”分子以探親為由試圖入境 港政府拒絕 (Hong Kong government refuses entry to Democracy Movement participant attempting to return to China to visit sick mother)
Global Times, April 27, 2015
http://www.hkcd.com/content/2015-04/27/content_925933.html

Rampant mining damaging one of China's largest mangroves – and authorities “turning blind eye”
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1776571/guangxi-locals-claim-authorities-turning-bind-eye-rampant-mining

China looks to stub out consumer-safety scandals
The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-looks-to-stub-out-consumer-safety-scandals-1429873173?tesla=y