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.

Thursday, September 07, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

联合国人权专家敦促中国释放江天勇 (UN human rights experts urge China to free Jiang Tianyong)
Voice of America, September 7, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/un-human-rights-expert-on-china-lawyer-jiang-tianyong-20170906/4017914.html

Chinese general reported to be facing corruption probe off military delegation to party congress
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2109959/chinese-general-reported-be-facing-corruption-probe

安徽:查处6986起违反中央八项规定精神问题 (Anhui province investigates 6,986 cases of party principle violation)
People.com.cn, September 7, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0907/c1001-29520887.html