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.

Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

美国呼吁中国当局立即释放华海峰等3名中国劳工权利活动人士 (U.S. calls on Chinese authorities to immediately release 3 labor rights activists, including Hua Haifeng)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-06062017100509.html

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China won't release men investigating supplier producing Ivanka Trump items
Associated Press, June 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/06/ivanka-trump-china-shoes-factory-investigation

China police say activists investigating Ivanka Trump brand used illegal devices, passed info to foreign groups
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/07/china-police-say-activists-investigating-ivanka-trump-brand-used-illegal-devices-passed-info-foreign-groups/

被失踪6个月后江天勇被正式批捕 (Jiang Tianyong, missing for six months, formally arrested)
Deutsche Welle, June 6, 2017
http://bit.ly/2rAFrzk

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VOA连线:王全璋家人到最高院控告 要求展开调查 (VOA Connects: Wang Quanzhang’s family takes case to SPC, to demand they carry out investigation)
Voice of America, June 6, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voaweishi-connect-20170606-709-lawyer-case/3888907.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, June 6, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

江西赣州破获一起非法使用窃听窃照专用器材犯罪案,刑拘三人 (Ganzhou City, Jiangxi cracks case involving illegal use of wiretaps and covert photo devices, 3 people detained)
The Paper, June 6, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1702397

周强:增强司法话语权和国际规则制定权 (Zhou Qiang, Chief Justice and President of SPC: enhance Chinese rights to have judicial discourse and to make international rules)
Legal Daily, June 6, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-06/06/content_7194464.htm?node=5955