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, August 09, 2017

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Agency workers at SOEs take action demanding equal pay
China Labor Bulletin, August 9, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/agency-workers-soes-take-action-demanding-equal-pay

赵振甲拥护中央成罪案即将开审,在京访民呼吁无罪释放 (Zhao Zhenjia placed on trial for supporting demands for central government accountability, petitioners protest in Beijing for his release)
Weiquanwang, August 8, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/blog-post_96.html

China marks 70 years of Inner Mongolia's founding, activist complains of curbs
Reuters, August 8, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-innermongolia-idUSKBN1AO0YH

数百访民北京状告国家信访局 遭公安驱赶 (Hundreds of petitioners sue State Bureau of Letters and Calls in Beijing, driven away by police)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08082017103736.html

维权人士北京法院外举牌求见院长 访民京城上访归来被刑拘 (Rights defenders protest outside Beijing court, other petitioners arrested after returning from Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-08072017113415.html