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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights - Report of the Secretary-General [This report on the problem of reprisals at the UN highlights concerns about China censoring civil society participation at the recent CEDAW review and the death of Cao Shunli.]
与联合国、其代表和机制在人权领域的合作 - 秘书长的报告 [本报告就联合国重点强调的关于报复的问题,对中国审查民间社会参与最近的消除对妇女歧视的审议以及曹顺利死亡事件提出了关切。]
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 17, 2015
EN:http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Documents/A_HRC_30_29_ENG.docx
CH: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Documents/A_HRC_30_29_CHI.docx

Guangdong newspaper prints black page on International Day of Democracy
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guangdong-newspaper-prints-black-page-on-international-day-of-democracy-09162015110446.html

中国维权律师联盟声援被捕律师 (China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group rallies support for the detained lawyers)
The New York Times, September 17, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150917/c17sino-chinese-lawyers/

Tibetan woman is detained in fifth solo protest in Ngaba County
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detention-09152015171118.html