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.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国政府提交联合国的“酷刑”报告数据涉嫌造假各部门相互推诿拒绝公开具体数据(图)(Chinese government’s "torture" report submitted to UN suspected of fraudulent data, various departments shirk responsibility and refuse to disclose specific numbers)
Weiquanwang, September 16, 2015
http://wqw2010.blogspot.se/2015/09/blog-post_55.html

River crabbed: the emperor’s left hand
China Digital Times, September 16, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/river-crabbed-the-emperors-left-hand/

The Chinese government is censoring a documentary about mothers who love their gay kids
Quartz, September 17, 2015
http://qz.com/504022/a-filmmaker-is-suing-the-chinese-government-for-banning-his-documentary-about-mothers-who-love-their-gay-children/