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.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

非政府组织无序发展影响俄社会稳定 (The disorderly development of NGOs has affected Russia’s social stability)
Sina.com, March 14, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-03-14/doc-ifxqhnev5975495.shtml

隐藏电脑屏幕背后时刻紧盯违法犯罪:“海淀网友”积极举报不求奖励 (Staring down crime from behind a computer screen: "Haidian online friends" actively report crimes and seeks no reward)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel03004GN.htm

Labor protests multiply in China as economy slows, worrying leaders
中国罢工潮涌动,政府面临经济难题
The New York Times, March 15, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/world/asia/china-labor-strike-protest.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160315/c15chinalabor/

Heilongjiang coal miners’ strike continues into sixth day
China Labor Bulletin, March 14, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/heilongjiang-coal-miners%E2%80%99-strike-continues-sixth-day

Many changes to China’s first charity law but individuals still banned from asking for money
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1925096/dozens-changes-chinas-first-charity-law-ban-stays

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