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.

Friday, June 03, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Time is “slipping away”: Amnesty International calls for justice ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/02/time-is-slipping-away-amnesty-international-calls-for-justice-ahead-of-tiananmen-massacre-anniversary/

Related:
Tiananmen Mothers: No amount of power can rub out June Fourth
天安门母亲群体:“六四惨案”二十七年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/tiananmen-mothers-no-amount-power-can-rub-out-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-qun-ti-liu-si-can-er-shi-qi-nian-ji

China Tiananmen crackdown anniversary remembered in Taiwan
Voice of America, June 3, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/ap-china-tiananmen-crackdown-anniversary-remembered-in-taiwan/3360078.html

Related:
由学生发起的台湾六四晚会: “人权是最大公约数” (Student initiated June Fourth commemoration in Taiwan: “Human rights is the highest common factor”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/06/160602_china_junefourth_anniversary_taiwan