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.

Monday, July 02, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese leaders gather for back-to-back meetings after military veterans protest
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2153459/chinese-leaders-gather-back-back-meetings-after

Police in China's Guangzhou cremate rights activist's body in secret
张六毛遗体被火化 死因未解家属不放弃
Voice of America, June 29, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cremate-06292018112102.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-06292018101308.html

人权律师遭打压 年检被评定“不称职” (Human rights lawyers graded "incompetent" in annual license assessment review)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06292018101017.html

内蒙古牧民代表北京上访遭截访控制 (Inner Mongolian herdsmen petitioners intercepted and disbanded in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-06292018100910.html

Dozens detained in China's Harbin after protesters blockade trash plant
Voice of America, July 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/plant-07022018110541.html