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, September 23, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China, Canada sign treaty to return fugitives’ assets in fraud and corruption cases
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2021977/china-canada-sign-treaty-return-assets-stolen-fraud

Local boss ordered crackdown on China's “democracy village” with eye on national power
Reuters, September 23, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-wukan-idUSKCN11T0J1

北京取消农业户口 剥夺农民土地先声? (Beijing abolishes agricultural hukou—herald of rural land grabbing?)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-09222016102421.html