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, October 15, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

习近平访伦敦 英工党领袖拟与中方谈人权
Corbyn presses for human rights meeting with Chinese officials
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 14, 2015
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/uk/2015/10/151014_corbyn_human_rights_xi_visit
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34531881

Related:
【習近平訪英】撐達賴查理斯將不赴國宴 另闢面對面會晤 (Xi Jinping visit to the UK: Prince Charles supports Tibet and will not attend state banquet but will hold private meeting with Xi)
Mingpao, October 15, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151015/s00004/1444870787652

Li Gang accused of “falsifying evidence” in murder, burglary case appeal
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/li-geng-accused-of-falsifying-evidence-in-murder-burglary-case-appeal-10132015124635.html

Zhou Yongkang sweep may signal break in “tiger” crackdown
Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/10/14/zhou-yongkang-sweep-may-signal-break-in-tiger-crackdown/

中美人权人士敦促中国停止强制计生 (Chinese and American human rights defenders urge China to stop forced “family planning”)
Voice of America, October 15, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/forced-abortion-20151014/3006228.html