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 07, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China state security trials fell 40 percent in 2015, official data suggest
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, April 6, 2016
http://www.duihuahrjournal.org/2016/04/hrj20160406-china-state-security-trials.html

Chinese journalist Gao Yu in hospital after demolition raid on home
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-journalist-gao-04062016124742.html

Waking up to the threat of domestic violence
Sixth Tone, April 3, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/waking-threat-domestic-violence

李和平音讯全无 代理律师控告天津市公安局 (No news about Li Heping, representative lawyers charge Tianjin Public Security Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-04062016095947.html

Related:
陈光诚吁美律师协会关注中国被捕同业 (Chen Guangcheng urges the American Bar Association to pay attention to the arrested fellow Chinese lawyers)
Voice of America, April 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chenguangcheng-20160406/3273162.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi