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, March 07, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709家属向全国人大寄呼吁书 (Families of “709” victims send letter to NPC urging improvement for torture prevention and complaint system)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-03062017101449.html

Chinese “police” visit parents of detained activist Jiang Tianyong to ask for his cooperation
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/06/chinese-police-visit-parents-of-detained-activist-jiang-tianyong-to-ask-for-his-cooperation/

“More vaccine scandals” have yet to emerge: Chinese lawyers
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vaccines-03062017111658.html