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.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Appeals to be heard in more timely manner
China Daily, April 16, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/16/content_20446493.htm

Courts to accept more cases, more quickly
Global Times, April 16, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/917092.shtml

Related:
关于人民法院推行立案登记制改革的意见 (Opinion Concerning People’s Court’s Implementation of Case Filing Registration System Reform)
The Supreme People’s Court, April 15, 2015
http://www.court.gov.cn/fabu-xiangqing-14152.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Update–Good or bad? Five Chinese female activists released on “bail”
China Law and Policy, April 14, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/

Pushing back against the authorities in China “according to the law”
支持者称女权五女应获得国家赔偿
The New York Times, April 16, 2015
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150416/c16authorities/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150416/c16authorities/

Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Most recent page update:
Since being released from detention, Li Tingting has been closely monitored: police drive-by her home every fifteen minutes, and her mobile phone is not functioning normally. A close friend, Xiao La, attempted to visit Li TIngting and has not been heard from since.
据网友在推特上发布的消息,获释后的女权五姐妹受到警方严密监控,15日,李婷婷的密友小辣前去探望李婷婷,此后失去联系。该报道说,李婷婷的家门口每15分钟就会有一辆自行车巡逻经过,而且其手机无法正常使用。

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录:五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shen

Police detain “at least 10” in clashes with pollution protesters in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-04152015102825.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Two-thirds of Hong Kong's Chinese history teachers opposed to curriculum revision
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2105
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1767160/two-thirds-chinese-history-teachers-opposed

Related:
「中國歷史科問卷調查」結果 (Chinese history curriculum survey: results)
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union, April 15, 2015
EN: https://www.hkptu.org/11516

Role of Hong Kong judiciary under debate in reform row
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2105
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1767156/role-hong-kong-judiciary-under-debate-reform-row