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, August 22, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

How Chinese rights lawyer’s courtroom mea culpa went off script
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2006700/how-chinese-rights-lawyers-courtroom-mea-culpa-went

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 17, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

VOA连线:全国律协部分律师发表声明质疑四川两名律师妨害作证案 (ACLA lawyers issue statement concerning the case of two Sichuan lawyers accused of obstructing witnesses)
Voice of America, August 19, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/VOAWeishi-20160819-VOAConnects-Zhang-Lei/3471909.html

Guangzhou chef goes to court again in gender discrimination battle
China Labor Bulletin, August 22, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/guangzhou-chef-goes-court-again-gender-discrimination-battle