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, October 28, 2013

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

邀请曹顺利的日内瓦人权组织谈中国人权 (ISHR disappointed Cao Shunli’s case not raised during China’s UPR after it reported her disappearance to Human Rights Council)
Radio France International, October 28, 2013
http://rfi.my/1eZpwMe

新余庭审第一天 三君子被迫解除律师委托合同 (Three defendants were forced to dismiss their lawyers on first day of trial in Xinyu)
Voice of America, October 26, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/xinyu-activists-followup-20131028/1778410.html

Related:
Trial adjourned for China anti-graft activists
Reuters, October 28, 2013
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/28/china-corruption-idINDEE99R00R20131028/

For more information, see:
Lawyers call for release of three asset transparency advocates, challenge legality of trial delay
律师发表声明 指法院超期羁押刘萍等三人违法侵权
Human Rights in China, October 15, 2013
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6973
CH:http://hrichina.org/cn/content/6974

Xia Yeliang: the China Americans don't see
Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323308504579085611270637836

Protest in Shanghai after unexplained death of detainee
The Telegraph, October 26, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10406517/Protest-in-Shanghai-after-unexplained-death-of-detainee.html

Chinese activist's mom, brother to visit him in US
Associated Press, October 26, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-activists-mother-brother-plan-us-visit-20690069