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, July 28, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

广东揭阳村民数月抗议土地被强占 警方凌晨入村暴力抓捕维权代表 (Jieyang (Guangdong) villagers protest for months over forcibly occupied land, police detain 2 rights defenders in early morning)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07272015113249.html

湖北逾百民办教师省教育厅维权遭警方驱散 (Over 100 teachers of privately-run schools in Hubei protesting for better treatment are dispersed by police)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07272015115332.html

Activist in bid to find whereabouts of detained Chinese rights lawyer Wang Yu
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyer-07272015140807.html

China's Christians protest “evil” Communist campaign to tear down crosses
The Guardian, July 27, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/27/chinas-christians-protest-evil-communist-campaign-to-tear-down-crosses

Related:
“Chanting monks” deployed in standoff over cross demolition in China’s Zhejiang
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-churches-07272015103543.html

构建多层次全方位立体化可持续服务机制, 北京律师打造公益法律服务品牌 (Constructing a multi-level, comprehensive, three-dimensional, sustainable service mechanism: Beijing lawyers forge a public interest legal services brand)
Legal Daily, July 28, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150728/Articel02001GN.htm

湖北志愿服务条例草案提交省人大常委会审议, 政府不再直接参与志愿服务日常管理 (Standing Committee of Hubei’s People’s Congress to deliberate draft regulations on volunteer services that would end day-to-day government supervision of volunteer services)
Legal Daily, July 28, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150728/Articel03004GN.htm