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, March 11, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

石家庄中院发布妇女维权典型案例 (Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court issues typical women's rights cases)
Legal Daily, March 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160310/Articel03006GN.htm

China set to introduce charity law though some unlikely to benefit
Reuters, March 10, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-charities-idUSKCN0WC0UB

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论:境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

144 self-immolations in Tibet in under a decade, say activist groups ahead of 1959 uprising anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/10/144-self-immolations-tibet-decade-say-activist-groups-ahead-1959-uprising-anniversary/

China’s “two meetings” hear voices of dissent
The Financial Times, March 11, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/22d4a6ac-e68d-11e5-ac45-5c039e797d1c.html