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.

Tuesday, June 07, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

云南重大突发事件24小时内须举行新闻发布会 (Yunnan to require press conferences on major incidents within 24 hours of occurrence)
Yunnan Online, June 2, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0602/08/BOHRAMQ200014AEE.html

用信息公开赢得老百姓认同 (Environmental information disclosure wins approval of ordinary people)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2016/0602/427307.html

地级以上城市饮用水监测信息将发布 (Prefecture level cities and above to publish drinking water monitoring information)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-06/02/content_6657145.htm

像公开PM2.5一样公开土壤污染信息 (Make public soil pollution information, just like that on PM2.5 levels)
Beijing News, June 2, 2016
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160602/48898977_0.shtml