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.

Friday, September 11, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rights groups up pressure on White House ahead of Chinese presidential visit
九国际人权团体呼吁奥巴马会见中国维权人士 为习近平访美施压
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rights-groups-up-pressure-on-white-house-ahead-of-chinese-presidential-visit-09102015105928.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl3-09102015103504.html

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

郭飞雄获爱尔兰2015年前线人权卫士奖 (Guo Feixiong receives 2015 Frontline Defenders award for human rights work)
Radio France Internationale, September 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150910-郭飞雄获爱尔兰2015年前线人权卫士奖