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, March 14, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Miners’ protest: ailing Chinese coal firm Heilongjiang Longmay told to pay workers
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1924126/miners-protest-ailing-chinese-coal-firm-heilongjiang

China wrestles with draft law on nongovernmental organizations
在华境外NGO命运或迎转机?
The New York Times, March 12, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/world/asia/china-ngo-law.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160314/c14chinango/

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, September 17, 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