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, August 14, 2017

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

葛文秀等59位律师联名就《国家监察法(草案)》立法向全国人大公开提出四点建议 (59 lawyers write open letter to NPC making suggestions to the draft of National Supervision Law of the PRC)
Weiquanwang, August 13, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/08/59.html

湖南省幼师集体在省政府上访维权已14天 (Hunan kindergarten collectively petition provincial government for 14th day)
Weiquanwang, August 10, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/14.html

川震死伤人数持续增加 网民造谣遭查处 (Number of injured in Sichuan quake continues to rise, netizens investigate rumors)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf2-08102017112402.html

China’s army of green activists
Gulf News, August 11, 2017
http://gulfnews.com/weekend-review/features/world/china-s-army-of-green-activists-1.2071769