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, May 30, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Rights groups: China continues purge of rights lawyers
人权组织:中国继续整肃维权律师
Voice of America, May 29, 2018
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/china-continues-purge-of-rights-lawyers-rights-groups/4414534.html
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-lawyer-20180529/4415664.html

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met wives of jailed lawyers during China visit
Agence France-Presse, May 28, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148156/german-chancellor-angela-merkel-met-wives-jailed

Related:
德国总理默克尔访华前 刘霞命运再受关注 (Attention on fate of Liu Xia in lead up to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s China visit)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-05222018101757.html

人权组织敦促德国外长关注刘霞命运 (Human rights organization urges German Chancellor to bring attention to Liu Xia)
Deutsche Welle, May 30, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2ycOj

Religious repression ramps up in China, Myanmar: Report
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religious-05292018165236.html

Elderly Uyghur woman dies in detention in Xinjiang “political re-education camp”
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/woman-05242018164854.html