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.

Friday, June 15, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中國首例地方政府欠薪 湖南耒陽欠公務員工資 (Leiyang in Hunan becomes the first local government to miss payroll)
Oriental Daily News, June 15, 2018
http://hk.on.cc/cn/bkn/cnt/news/20180615/bkncn-20180615211331182-0615_05011_001.html

国际人权组织联署促欧盟直面中国人权 (International human rights NGOs urge EU to press China on human rights)
Voice of America, June 15, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/rights-groups-eu-chinese-human-rights-20180615/4440260.html

Related:
NGOs to EU on Human Rights Crisis in China: “Failure to Robustly Challenge China’s Abusive Conduct Helps Enable it”
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2018
https://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/joint_ngo_letter_to_presidents_tusk_and_juncker_-_eu-china_summit_-_13_june_2018.pdf

中国当局强迫藏人学唱红歌迎“七一” (Chinese authorities force Tibetans to “Sing Red” to celebrate July 1 National Day)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06142018094815.html