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 02, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国记协发布《中国新闻事业发展报告 (2016年) 》(China Journalist Association publishes “Chinese Journalism Development Report (2016)”)
Legal Daily, May 31, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-05/31/content_7185726.htm

白皮书:新疆人权事业的发展进步 (White Paper: The development and progress of human rights in Xinjiang)
Xinhua, June 1, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-06/01/c_1121069277.htm

Related:
China is touting its protection of human rights in a Muslim-majority region riven by violence
Quartz, June 1, 2017
https://qz.com/996072/china-is-touting-its-protection-of-human-rights-in-a-muslim-majority-region-riven-by-violence/

Government white paper hails Xinjiang human rights progress
Global Times, June 1, 2017
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1049534.shtml