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.

Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China torturing suspects in “war on corruption” says Human Rights Watch
The Guardian, December 8, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/dec/06/china-torturing-suspects-in-war-on-corruption-says-human-rights-watch

Related:
人權觀察報告批評中國秘密拘押制度損害反腐運動 (Human Rights Watch report criticizes the harm that China’s secret detention system does to her anti-corruption campaign)
Radio France Internationale, December 6, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161206-人權觀察報告批評中國秘密拘押制度損害反腐運動

“Special Measures”—Detention and Torture in the Chinese Communist Party’s Shuanggui System
Human Rights Watch, December 6, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/12/06/special-measures/detention-and-torture-chinese-communist-partys-shuanggui-system

China vows to record graft probe grillings after torture report
Financial Times, December 7, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/0f18b7d0-bc1f-11e6-8b45-b8b81dd5d080

Beijing grits teeth in face of Trump's tweets
The Guardian, December 5, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/05/beijing-grits-teeth-in-face-of-trumps-tweets