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.

Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

出台重大决策 公众参与是必经程序 (New laws in Sichuan coming into effect on June 1 will make soliciting public comments compulsory for all new laws and major policies)
Sichuan Legal News, May 5, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20150505/26443.shtml

Related:
四川省人民政府拟定地方性法规草案和制定规章程序规定 (Rules of Sichuan Province People’s Government on Procedures for Drafting Local Regulations and Enacting Regulations)
http://www.sc.gov.cn/10462/10883/11066/2015/5/1/10334482.shtml


四川省重大行政决策程序规定 (Sichuan Province Regulations on Procedures for Major Policies )
http://www.sc.gov.cn/10462/10883/11066/2015/5/1/10334481.shtml

境外非政府组织管理法(草案二次审议稿)全文 (Foreign NGO Management Law (2nd draft for review)) [Proposed foreign NGO management law now open for public comment]
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2015-05/05/content_1935666.htm

Thousands of PLA veterans protest in China's Hubei
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thousands-of-pla-veterans-protest-in-hubei-05042015113307.html