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, December 16, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activist Zheng Churan: “Hey Trump, feminists are watching you”
中国女权活动人士:特朗普,我们在盯着你
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 16, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38325121
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38328603

上海千余名知青上访 要求政府落实养老保障 (Over 1000 “educated youth” who returned to Shanghai after being sent to countryside during the Cultural Revolution, petition government to provide them more livable social security benefits)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml2-12142016102535.html

"不上床就下岗" 八成职场性骚扰来自上司 ("Don’t go to bed, get laid-off," supervisors responsible for 80% of workplace sexual harassment)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-12142016115526.html

中国境外NGO管理法生效在即多家机构或撤出 (With the Foreign NGO Management Law’s impending implementation, numerous organizations might withdraw from China)
Voice of America, December 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-foreign-ngo-20161215/3637607.html

Hundreds of Mao's Cultural Revolution “urban youth” protest over low pensions
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hundreds-of-maos-cultural-revolution-urban-youth-protest-over-low-pensions-12152016105823.html