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.

Monday, December 07, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Labor activists detained for doing the job of the trade union
China Labor Bulletin, December 5, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/labour-activists-detained-doing-job-trade-union

Number of strikes and worker protests in China hits record high in November
China Labor Bulletin, December 3, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/memories-of-torture-and-hope-for-redemption/

One Tibetan protester is freed, two others are jailed
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-12042015165254.html

Detained NGO staff released after police fail to find evidence of prostitution
Caixin, December 4, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-04/100882108.html