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.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Watch: From My Lai to Ferguson, China blasts U.S. human rights abuses in a new documentary
Quartz, March 15, 2016
http://qz.com/639275/watch-from-my-lai-to-ferguson-china-blasts-us-human-rights-abuses-in-a-new-documentary/

Related:
China at the UN: Shouting Down the Critics
Human Rights in China, March 15, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/china-un-shouting-down-critics

Rising political star of northern China feels the heat of coal miners’ protests
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1925693/rising-political-star-northern-china-feels-heat-coal

Corrupt officials move money through Hong Kong, says Chinese anti-corruption official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/13/corrupt-officials-move-money-through-hong-kong-says-chinese-anti-corruption-official/

时事大家谈:联合国为何猛批中国人权 (Current Affairs Discussion: Why the U.N. severely criticizes China’s state of human rights)
Voice of America, March 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20160315-why-did-the-un-lash-out-at-human-rights-in-china/3237102.html