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, June 02, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

新行政诉讼法实施一年收案量上升6成, 行政案件立案难基本解决 (In amended Administrative Litigation Law’s first year of implementation, cases handled increased 60%, fundamentally solving the difficulty in filing administrative cases)
Legal Daily, May 20, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160520/Articel03002GN.htm

"调查发现环境质量信息公开不均衡, 36%样本城市未公开重点排污单位名录 (Investigation finds uneven disclosure of environmental quality information, with 36% of sampled cities lacking public directory of key polluting work units)
Legal Daily, May 23, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2016-05/23/content_6642790.htm?node=20908

“Ever been to Tibet bro?” A nationalistic Chinese Twitter account goes rogue
The Washington Post, June 1, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/01/ever-been-to-tibet-bro-a-nationalistic-chinese-twitter-account-goes-rogue/

Five years of sensitive words on June Fourth
China Digital Times, June 1, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/five-years-sensitive-words-june-fourth/

中国五毛党:言论审查的另一面 (Chinese “Wumaos”: The other side of censorship)
Voice of America, June 2, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-50-cents-party-20160601/3357731.html