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.

Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权白皮书引众多中国网民议论 (Human rights white paper triggers heated discussion among Chinese netizens)
Boxun, June 9, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/06/201506090323.shtml

Related:
And that’s a wrap: China cites cartoons, film development in defending human rights record
The Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/08/and-thats-a-wrap-china-cites-cartoons-film-development-in-defending-human-rights-record/

Chinese lawyers, activists question Beijing report on rights record
Joanna Chiu, June 8, 2015
http://joannachiu.com/2015/06/08/chinese-lawyers-activists-question-beijing-report-on-rights-record/

China omits Tibet from its rights report, claims tremendous progress
The Tibet Post, June 8, 2015
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/tibet/4579-china-omits-tibet-from-its-rights-report-claims-tremendous-progress

国新办发布《2014年中国人权事业的进展》白皮书
Full Text: Progress in China's Human Rights in 2014
The Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, June 8, 2015
CH: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2015-06/08/content_2875241.htm
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-06/08/c_134306536.htm

唐荆陵案辩护律师要求罗伯特等证人出庭作证的申请书 (Tang Jingling case: defense lawyer’s application for witnesses at trial including Robert L. Helvey of the Albert Einstein Institution)
Canyu, June 8, 2015
http://www.canyu.org/n99243c6.aspx