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, January 21, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese jailers abuse Uyghur inmate for not speaking Mandarin
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/chinese-jailers-abuse-uyghur-inmate-for-not-speaking-mandarin-01202016171741.html

Where Is Wang Qishan as brokers become corruption targets?
Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/01/18/where-is-wang-qishan-as-brokers-become-corruption-targets/