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, May 25, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Write after me: China’s Communist Party members “must put hearts” into transcribing full 15,000-character constitution
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1952703/write-after-me-chinas-communist-party-members-must-put

The forgotten children of China's prisoners—video
The Guardian, May 24, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2016/may/24/the-forgotten-children-of-chinas-prisoners-video

卫计委:发现农村留守儿童疑遭不法侵害等情况须强制报告 (Health and Family Planning Commission: Instances of rural left behind children being illegally harmed should be compulsorily reported)
People’s Daily, May 25, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0525/c1001-28379171.html

U.S. disappointed by Chinese scrapping of online Q&A session
Voice of America, May 24, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/united-states-disappointed-chinese-shutdown-online-question-answer-session/3344940.html

纽约文革图片展落幕,李伟东论为何反思文革 (New York photo exhibition on Cultural Revolution closes, Li Weidong discusses why we should reflect on Cultural Revolution)
Voice of America, May 25, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-li-weidong-20160524/3344171.html

文化大革命五十周年:从广东逃到香港的知青 (50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution: The educated youths who fled Guangdong for Hong Kong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 25, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/05/160525_hongkong_cultural_revolution_escapees