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, June 24, 2013

Children

湖南靖州"猥亵8女童教师"被刑拘 校长被停职处理 (Middle School Teacher Criminally Detained for Sexually Harassing Female Students)
China National Radio, June 22, 2013
china.cnr.cn/yaowen/201306/t20130622_512870834.shtml
河南强奸11名幼女被处死官员关押期间企图自杀 (Henan Official Convicted of Raping 11 Young Girls Attempts Suicide in Detention)
Xinhua News Agency, June 24, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0624/10/924L4LA00001124J.html
Chinese Girls Found Dead after Starving to Death
The Telegraph, June 24, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10138843/Chinese-girls-found-dead-after-starving-to-death.html

Edward Snowden Case

Snowden, in Russia, Is Said to Seek Asylum in Ecuador
斯诺登去向搅动三大洲国际关系
The New York Times, June 24, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20130624/c24snowden-update/dual/

斯诺登留下的“烂摊子 (Controversies over Mass Surveillance Remain as Snowden Leaves HK)
Deutsche Welle, June 23, 2013
http://bit.ly/19tDcws

Related:
社评:世界公众不愿看到斯诺登遭厄运 (Opinion: International Community Does Not Wish to See Snowden Persecuted)
Global Times, June 24, 2013
opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2013-06/4055409.html

美国务卿称斯诺登事件将影响与中俄关系 (U.S. Secretary of State: Snowden Incident Will Impact U.S.-China and Russia Relations)
Global Times, June 24, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2013-06-24/193827485860.shtml

何俊仁:北京促请斯诺登离开香港 (Albert Ho: Beijing Urged Snowden to Leave HK)  
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130624_snowden_hongkong.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

China Activist Ai Weiwei Releases Protest Music Album
Associated Press, June 22, 2013
http://www.newsdaily.com/asia/9488949736581c4156637d5e99284c2b/china-activist-ai-weiwei-releases-protest-album

陈光诚:台湾证明民主非西方独有 (Chen Guangcheng: Taiwan Proves Democracy is Not Only for the West)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130624_chenguangcheng_byjames.shtml

Chinese Dissident Arrives in Taiwan
Associated Press, June 24, 2013
www.nytimes.com/2013/06/24/world/asia/chinese-dissident-arrives-in-taiwan.html

Related:
陈光诚访问台湾传有安全隐忧 (Security Concerns Overshadow Chen Guangcheng's Visit to Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 23, 2013 www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130623_taiwan_chen_guangcheng.shtml

FBI To Investigate Whether Chen Guangcheng Was Being Spied On
The Telegraph, June 21, 2013
 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10135643/FBI-to-investigate-whether-Chen-Guangcheng-was-being-spied-on.html

Information Control

In China: an Entire Bookstore Gets Censored
Christian Science Monitor, June 21, 2013
www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2013/0621/In-China-an-entire-bookstore-gets-censored

International Relations

Congo Defends Chinese Mining Companies
Associated Press, June 22, 2013
www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-06-22/congo-defends-chinese-mining-companies

Chinese Gold Miners Flee Ghana amid Crackdown and Reports of Abuse
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1267251/chinese-gold-miners-flee-ghana-amid-crackdown-and-reports-abuse

Rule of Law

Inside the Secret Chinese Jails That Strike Fear into the Communist Party

Society

中国35城市生活质量报告:主观满意度平均50.87 (Survey: Residents in 35 Cities Barely Satisfied with Quality of Life)
Caijing, June 22, 2013
politics.caijing.com.cn/2013-06-22/112941195.html

Tibet

唯色:藏人说真话的机会越来越少 (Tibetan Writer Laments Shrinking Space for Free Expression and Media Freedom)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2013

Opinion

奶粉安全终究系于监管 (Government Oversight Key to Ensuring Baby Formula Safety)
Changjiang Daily, June 22, 2013

Friday, June 21, 2013

Children

全国妇联权益部部长蒋月娥等做客人民网谈儿童合法权益保护, 建议废除嫖宿幼女罪 (All China Women's Federation Official Calls for Abolition of Controversial Law on Sex with Minors)
People's Daily, June 21, 2013
paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2013-06/21/nw.D110000renmrb_20130621_2-11.htm

Civil Society

Chinese Nonprofits Survive and Thrive
Bloomberg Business Week, June 19, 2013
www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-06-19/chinese-non-profits-survive-and-thrive

Cyber Security

Quantum Communications System Was Used at Party Congress in Beijing
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1265416/quantum-communications-system-was-used-party-congress-beijing

Environment

Air Quality in China's Major Cities Drops in May
Xinhua News Agency, June 20, 2013
http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2013-06/20/content_29178356.htm

Hong Kong

港大民调:港人不再信任“一国两制 (HKU Poll Shows Hong Kongers Have Lost Faith in “One Country, Two Systems”)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2013
www.dw.de/港大民调港人不再信任一国两制/a-16895887

Human Rights Defenders

民间“光明中国梦”行动遭打压 “赤壁五君子”被控煽动颠覆
(Five Democracy Advocates from Guangdong and Hunan Detained for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-06202013103414.html                              

Chen Guangcheng Spyware Row: Blind Chinese Dissident May Have Been Spied On During NYU Tenure
Reuters, June 21, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/chen-guangcheng-spyware-row_n_3476188.html                                                                                               

光诚收到间谍软件礼物再惹争议 (Controversy over Tracking Software Installed in Gifts Given to Chen)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 21, 2013

Whatever Happened to the Chen Guangcheng of the 1970's?
The Atlantic, June 20, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/whatever-happened-to-the-chen-guangcheng-of-the-1970s/277074/ 

Lawmaker, University Spar over “Control” of Chinese Dissident
Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2013

美议员指责纽大阻止他见陈光诚 (U.S. Congressman Accuses NYU of Obstructing His Meetings with Chen Guangcheng)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2013

Blind Chinese Activist Could Jump To Pro-Life Think Tank
Business Insider, June 19, 2013

Blind Activist’s Former Adviser: Pressure Claims "Mystifying"     
The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2013

Related:
Chen Guangcheng Case Widens the Political Rift
China Digital Times, June 21, 2013
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/06/chen-guangcheng-case-widens-political-rift/

Statement from Former Special Advisor to Chen Guangcheng, Mattie Bekink

International Human Rights

China, Russia Angry over U.S. Human Trafficking Criticism
Agence France-Presse, June 20, 2013
www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/china-russia-angry-over/718458.html

Reeducation Through Labor

中国多地劳教所转型戒毒所 官方低调引发民众猜疑
Calls for Transparency in China Labor Camp Reform
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2013
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf-06202013103644.html
EN: www.rfa.org/english/news/china/reform-06202013121355.html

Technology

2012年手机网民日均上网累计时长达124分钟 (400 Million Users Access the Internet on Mobile Devices, Spend an Average of 124 Minutes Online Daily in 2012)
People's Daily, June 21, 2013
news.sina.com.cn/m/2013-06-21/102327460767.shtml

Tibet

Bold New Proposals: Welcome Signs That Some Officials Are at Last Starting to Question Policies on Tibet
The Economist, June 22, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579847-welcome-signs-some-officials-are-last-starting-question-policies-tibet-bold-new

Grid Locked: with the Help of Experts from Beijing, Tibet Tightens its Systems of Surveillance
The Economist, June 22, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579848-help-experts-beijing-tibet-tightens-its-systems-surveillance-grid-locked

一藏人被殴致死 拉萨万人迎见已故班禅喇嘛妻女被阻 (Sichuan Tibetan Beaten to Death by Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06202013142657.html

Opinion

Why SOE Reform Cannot Be Avoided
Caixin, June 20, 2013
english.caixin.com/2013-06-20/100543612.html