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.

Monday, December 05, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国维权律师李和平的妻子获人权奖 (Wang Qiaoling, Chinese rights lawyer Li Heping’s wife, receives the Franco-German Human Rights Prize)
Deutsche Welle, December 2, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国维权律师李和平的妻子获人权奖/a-36617455

How many tragedies must there be before the union starts doing its job?
China Labor Bulletin, December 2, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/how-many-tragedies-must-there-be-union-starts-doing-its-job

China's rebellious Catholics
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 2, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38179337