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 09, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“女权无疆界”呼吁中国政府停止强制性堕胎 (Women’s Rights Without Frontiers urges Chinese government to stop forced abortions)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03082016121223.html

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三八节人权组织呼吁中国释放维权妇女 (Human rights organizations urge China to release female rights defenders on International Women’s Day)
Voice of America, March 9, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/free-women-activists-20160308/3225766.html

人民监督员成为真正外部监督力量 (People's supervisors are a genuine external supervisory force)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160306/Articel03005GN.htm

傅莹在人大四次会议首场新闻发布会上说, 民法总则草案预计六月提请审议 (Fu Ying, spokesperson for NPC's 4th plenum, at first media conference: Draft Civil Code expected to be tabled for deliberation in June)
Legal Daily, March 5, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160305/Articel02006GN.htm