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, March 24, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Human Rights Council: Adopt resolution on human rights defenders and reject hostile amendments
International Service for Human Rights, March 23, 2016
http://www.ishr.ch/news/human-rights-council-adopt-resolution-human-rights-defenders-and-reject-hostile-amendments

Related:
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development (draft resolution)
增进和保护所有人权――公民权利、政治权利、经济、社会和文化权利,包括发展权
United Nations Human Rights Council, March 21, 2016
EN: http://bit.ly/1MmliTU
CH: http://bit.ly/1RlLPxt

Proposed amendments to draft resolution
决议草案的标题应改为
United Nations Human Rights Council, March 24, 2016
EN: http://bit.ly/22G163k
CH: http://bit.ly/1PrYKeU