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, February 01, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国律师关于尊重和保障律师执业权利的声明 (Lawyers sign statement calling for respect and protection of lawyers’ rights in China)
Weiquanwang, February 1, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post.html

Related:
逾2000人联署声援维权律师 国保软硬兼施图击破 (Over 2,000 join signature campaign in support of rights lawyers despite police intimidation)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/lawyer-01312018071012.html

公民社会自由度调查 中朝沙特垫底 (Report finds China, North Korea and Saudi Arabia worse performers of civil society freedom)
Deutsche Welle, January 31, 2018
http://bit.ly/2GBNJw8

中国各地疫苗患儿家长北京乞讨求助 (Parents of tainted vaccine victims petition for financial aid at health authority in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-01312018102845.html