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, September 07, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

全球死刑执行数量减少 中国仍居榜首 (The number of death penalty executions in the world is decreasing. China still tops the list)
Deutsche Welle, September 7, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/34Sla

China’s little-noticed “new police law” gives vastly expanded legal powers to public security apparatus
China Change, September 6, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/09/06/chinas-little-noticed-new-police-law-gives-vastly-expanded-legal-powers-to-public-security-apparatus/